Brake Lines, and A Lesson Learned
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mrtester
Brake Lines, and A Lesson Learned
This picture [below] was posted on ForwardLook by an Imperial restorer from Sweden. He sent in a picture of his engine compartment which featured copper lines connected to his brake master cylinder. This drew many warnings from other FL-enthusiasts, and even caught my attention also. This is what I found out: NEVER use copper tubing on an automotive hydraulic brake system! 
Seriously, people, using copper on a brake system is dangerous because it tends to split when you try to flare it out during the installation of couplings and fasteners, and it stretches too thin where you try to bend it. Moreover, copper tends to rupture if the brakes are applied in a hurry. You are taking the chance of brake line failure if you use copper tubing, regardless of whether it's a completely stock system or dual-master AAJ conversion. Even I learned something from this, as I had some brake line hardware replaced on my car the last time I fixed my brakes.
I checked the applications at the Classic Tube, Inline Tube, and Fine Lines web sites, but I could not find any brake line applications specific to the 1957-59 Plymouth models, or any other 50s Mopar for that matter. Most likely you would have to buy steel brake line tubing and have it bent and flared to the stock originals.
Check these web sites:
http://www.finelines.com/
http://www.classictube.com/
http://www.inline tube.com/
Can you thick of any more brake line vendors? Post them here, as this is no laughing matter. Drive safe-use steel brake lines!
Seriously, people, using copper on a brake system is dangerous because it tends to split when you try to flare it out during the installation of couplings and fasteners, and it stretches too thin where you try to bend it. Moreover, copper tends to rupture if the brakes are applied in a hurry. You are taking the chance of brake line failure if you use copper tubing, regardless of whether it's a completely stock system or dual-master AAJ conversion. Even I learned something from this, as I had some brake line hardware replaced on my car the last time I fixed my brakes.I checked the applications at the Classic Tube, Inline Tube, and Fine Lines web sites, but I could not find any brake line applications specific to the 1957-59 Plymouth models, or any other 50s Mopar for that matter. Most likely you would have to buy steel brake line tubing and have it bent and flared to the stock originals.
Check these web sites:
http://www.finelines.com/
http://www.classictube.com/
http://www.inline tube.com/
Can you thick of any more brake line vendors? Post them here, as this is no laughing matter. Drive safe-use steel brake lines!