Brake pipes

[Mr Sam]

been having a think about the brake pipes ad theres a few id like to change anyway so (fingers crossed) the car will sail through the MOT

 

been looking about and the copper piping doesnt look that expensive nore do the fittings, the mechanic at work said im welcome to borrow his flaring tool/bender/cutter etc

 

so instead of just doing the ones that have corroded why not just do the whole lot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

now then the problem, i iz noob at thus

 

does 3/16 piping sound right?

 

and are the fittings more or less universal? or could i just use the old fittings off my old pipes?

 

oh and lastly is there any legalities on running the pipes inside the car?

 

 

thank yah

[Mr Sam]

found a mk1 fez kit with all the pipes ready made at £40

 

 

 

but i think i could buy the materials for less and do it myself with loaned tools,

[evil knievel]

Correct me if I'm wrong but you have to use braided pipes when they're run through the car?

 

This could be completely made up in my mind but I'm not sure!

 

 

Also, making brake pipes is easy. Not sure on the size- do you have a workshop manual?

[Mr Sam]

ive measured the inside diameter of my egsisting brake pipes and they seem to be 3/16"

[livewire7116]

brake pipes inside are fine, as for the size 3/16 is correct and depending on your car you will either have metric or imperial fittings, roll of pipe should be less than £10 depending where you buy it from and fittings are couple quid for all of them

[Mr Sam]

seem to be able to get a 25ft roll and 10 of each fitting for around £15 delivered on ebay

 

id imagine mie are metric then as its an 81 car

 

 

thanks for your help

[Sheepy]

Hi, yes 3/16 is correct, just take care when flaring the pipe ends, some are single flare, others are double,

normally, if its a male fitting, then its single, and female then its double, but always check the cylinder or junction its going into. and dont always take the old one as being correct! check to be sure.

also a good tip, its easy to measure the old pipe you have removed, with a piece of wire, held along the pipe, (its easier to follow the bends than with a roll of pipe wobbling all over in your hand.

when you cut it, always debur the inside, and dont overtighten the fittings!

hope this helps, and good luck, a nice done brake pipe job looks great! i love doing them! cheers

[moredoorAsh]

Just bought this kit myself, was with me the next day

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 3D1&_rdc=1

 

 

Fook me thats a long link

[Mr Sam]

Hi, yes 3/16 is correct, just take care when flaring the pipe ends, some are single flare, others are double,

normally, if its a male fitting, then its single, and female then its double, but always check the cylinder or junction its going into. and dont always take the old one as being correct! check to be sure.

also a good tip, its easy to measure the old pipe you have removed, with a piece of wire, held along the pipe, (its easier to follow the bends than with a roll of pipe wobbling all over in your hand.

when you cut it, always debur the inside, and dont overtighten the fittings!

hope this helps, and good luck, a nice done brake pipe job looks great! i love doing them! cheers

 

thanks the mechanic at work was showing me the flaring tool, ones called operation 1 and the other opeation 2 and im free to borrow it when i need it

[mk3tina]

a pipe flaring tool is a worthwile investment, always handy, and theyre only around £10 and come with loads of fittings for different flares

[Mr Sam]

yeah about £15 posted on ebay with a cutter too

 

 

for the time being im gonna save the £15 and borrow the tool as i cant see when ill need one again

[w p e]

how about just male and female as one's concaved and one;s convext