[DeTomaso] Brake Lines

[boyd casey]

When I was having problems with my clutch Master cylinder and slave
cylinder. I was looking into replacing all the original copperlines with
S.S. Steel. I found this company that custom fabricates lines bending them
on jigs and delivering them ready to install. You will still need braided
lines to attach the main lines to the Calipers. The company is Classic Tube
Products
Here is the link to their site.
http://www.classictube.com/products.asp

If you place an order It is custom made at your request. They do not stock
the parts but make them at a customers request. I belive that allows them
some degree of latitude if you have any particular request. I found  that
due to the difference in European flare vs SAE flare you can have your S.S.
lines fabricated to accommodate A&N fittings instead of the stock
compression fittings.
These are just my ideas and observations and I would strongly suggest that
you research your parts needs and get advice from some others that are more
experienced and have no vested interest in your decision.

S.O.Bill s a good source for fitting info as well as Chris Difani . Ken
Green and his friend ED who owns g\German auto Parts and has a connection
with CNC ( after market Master cylinders) and brake balance bars. I have
found that the Replacement parts for stock master cylinders that are sold as
OEM Detomaso parts are no longer manufactured to the standards one expects
and the last Clutch master cylinder I purchased was unusable. The tolerances
were so far out of acceptable limits that the Mater cylinder was unusable.

Boyd


On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 6:12 PM, MyCars <MyCars at comcast.net> wrote:

> It's getting warmer here in Seattle and I've almost got my car ready to
> get back on the road.
>
> My last big project is to replace the 40 year old brake lines, which I
> broke one when replacing the master cylinder.
>
> Since I plan to replace all the lines, I have a few questions
>   - what kind of lines should I use?
>   - what diameter lines should I use?
>   - what kind of fittings should I use? ...and therefore what flare
> type/angle?
>
> Anything else you can suggest is welcome.
>
> Thanks for your time
> Roydon
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