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Replacement brake and engine lines for 1941 Cadillac?

Started by lt morty, September 28, 2013, 11:45:38 AM

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lt morty

Hi.

What are Your experiences with the different companies offering replacement lines?

I'm considering replacing the brake lines on my 1941 series 61 with sainless steel lines or other spaceage tech that will secure good and safe braking for years to come. The same goes for some bent engine lines...

But i'm unsure of what suplier to trust? Or should I try to bend all lines my self?

Looking forward to learn from Your experiences.

Thanks

Morty
1941 Cadillac Series 61
1944 Ford GPW
Bantam trailer

pauldridge

Morty,
I have used E-Z Bend tubing on 4 or 5 of my vehicles.  It is a special alloy formulated particularly for both brake and fuel lines.  Stays bright and beautiful forever, and very easy to form, usually by hand.  Stainless is good, but you'll never be able to get decent flares in it with a Harbor Freight flaring tool because of being so hard.  The E-Z bend stuff, by contrast, is much softer, and easy to get good solid flares without a $300 tool. 



I have found the cheapest source to be on Amazon. the same company has all popular diameters, as well as fitting kits:

http://www.amazon.com/E-Z-Bend-Tubing-25/dp/B007QV5PB0/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&qid=1380466865&sr=8-33&keywords=ez-bend

Phil Auldridge
Austin
Phil Auldridge
Austin, TX
1940 60S as well as MGA, Stingray, '39 Ford Coupe, BMW 3.0 CS, '59 Jaguar, '51 Hudson Hornet, '64 and '70 Mercedes roadsters, and Nash-Healey LeMans Coupe
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