Hello All,
We havent been on for a while, had other distractions but we are fired up again now!! We are about to refit new fuel and brake lines throughout has anyone out there got any tips of brands of pipe and tools etc they have used. Cheers tsb

Are you meaning he fixed steel lines??

Be sure to replace the brake lines with steel, copper is illegal. I usually buy a 24 metre coil of tubing (however I think they have smaller 6 metre coils as well) from IBS, as well as the male fittings. Lately the only female fittings (for the rear subframe) that have been supplied locally are tiny brass things that are crap, so I keep the old ones that are good and have them re-plated and I have been able to get some good ones from the US and UK.

Tooling isn't too hard to come buy and make sure you get a decent tube bender, one that you can get the fittings up close to the actual bend.

IBS can also supply the 1/4" steel fuel line as well.

you got a website by chance I also need fuel line. I can only fine sites for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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What a pain in the arse.

Come on GT

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ABS brake specialists are a brake repair chain you can get steel tube through easily enough, although Wombat had trouble with them up in Qld. Other than that, any brake repair joint should be able to get the tube in.
Some classic car specialists are able to get in the silver zinc plated lines, although usually these days you will find it to be the green plated stuff which satisfies the euro pollution standards (cadmium falling out of favor as the next most prevalent heavy metal found in road run-off).

The double flare tools are easily available on ebay, make sure they will perform the double flares however as there is plenty of single flare kits out there as well and they're not that different to look at (double flair kits have a number of small dollies included).

The cheap kits on eBay will perform the job, although the clamping bar provided needs to be squeezed in a vice to grab the pipe with enough force...also it pays to use the next size down dolly when you perform the flare. Simple to understand instructions are on the back of the packet.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FLARING-TOOL-KIT ... 2ea7fc2f38

I did a complete set of new lines using this set from front to rear (including hydro lines) and did not have one leak from any of the joins.

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Where did you get the hydro line from?

Madmorrie

ABS actually, sold in 4 meter lengths so I needed two (5/16ths ID) . Ring around however, I think you could get it cheaper. Trucks use it in their brake lines.

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Just check the size, I think the 1100 may have bigger dia pipes.

Sorry mate, I'm away this week and don't have my business cards etc with me.

But if your in a hurry, most 'Brake Specialists' will have the tubing and I think Blackwoods / Bakers also have it, but the guys there don't know that it is brake pipe tubing.......

Blackwoods P/N for the Brake Pipe 0136 4155 (3/16") and for the 1/4"fuel pipe 0136 5052. Both come in 6 metre lengths from them.

any chance for the 5/16 fuel pipe

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Old numbers?
From Blackwoods site-
"Search Results
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"Search Results
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Last time I wanted steel fuel line, Robbos Spares carried it on a roll.
<edit> but I can't find it on their website.

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I'll look up the 5/16"Line today (drag car??).



I got these the old fashoned way, from their latest printed catalogue (received it thursday last week) Truely Doc, their web site is just like their sales reps - hopeless

Blackwoods P/N 0136 5154, however I have to ask, why would you want 5/16" Fuel Line?

The standard 1/4" line is good for about 105 HP and the tank, standard fuel pumps, and SU fittings are all 1/4".



These cheaper tools can be quite OK, however one I had a few years ago, I found that the 2 sides of the clamp would slip in use and so the flares were not square and leaked. I put some dowels in between them to keep them aligned and ever flare ever after was no problem. I eventaully wore the tool out....