Brake Lines

1972_911t · Post by **1972_911t** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:33 am

Does anyone know if there is anyone in the UK the supplies a pre built brake line kit for the 911 for all the solid lines on the car?

Thanks Steve

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:48 am

Automec:

http://www.automec.co.uk/

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:50 am

You got there just before me Andy!

I've used these guys in the past as my parents live in Buckingham where they are based. Good quick service and well made.

1972_911t · Post by **1972_911t** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:06 am

Thanks Guys

Steve

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:56 pm

Just out of interest, I did mine and actually enjoyed it. I bought a Draper flaring tool that can do single and double flares (Around £35 IIRC). The pipe is very cheap: one £10 roll would probably do the whole car with some spare, and the fittings are also cheap.

The main reason though, is that you can get the pipe length exactly to suit your car, with the runs where you want them. I found the time goes running the pipes and making them look really neat, rather than the actual making/flaring.

One problem with the pre-made lits that I've found in the past is that the pipe always seems a bit harder to me. I wonder whether they unroll it to make each pipe (and measure the lengths) and then re-roll it afterwards for packaging? Anyway, it feels slightly work-hardened to me which I've found makes it a bit harder to tease the pipe round nice routes.

Two tips whatever you do: I've got a Sikes brake pipe 'teaser', designed for tweaking the pipes curves: I find that they leave a nasty dent in the pipe almost like the first contact of a pipe cutter (I've now ground mine back slightly which improved them), but they do help get some nice curves into the pipe. What I've now found ideal is if you need to curve the pipe on a tighter radius is to use a socket set type socket. A couple of my impact sockets even have a handy groove around them that locates the pipe as you take it round.

Either way, I've found doing brake lines much easier than I thought they would be, and very satisfying: obviously once you've got the tool (if you went that route) subsequent re-pipes are very, very cost effective.

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:52 pm

I agree with Barry - I bought a Sykes-Pickavant pipe flaring kit about 15 years ago & have used it to make brake/clutch/fuel pipes for many cars since that time.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:16 pm

I'm with Barry & Andy. I always make up my own brake lines ( needed to on my full on modified VW cabrio

) . It is very easy with the right tools