do replacement brake lines exist?

[redheadedone4ever]

HELP! HELP! HELP!

Working on a friends 92 Roadmaster that is leaking brake fluid...ok, flooding brake fluid. The Front to Rear Brake line is rusted through in several spots and needs to be replaced. Anyone know the best way to do this? Is there a site/store where a complete formed line can be bought? Or a kit for splicing together smaller pre-bent pieces? Any ideas/experiences most welcome....


Thanks

[curtis73]

Sure, the two I can think of off the top of my head are Inline Tube and Classic Tube. They usually advertise in Car Craft, Hot Rod, and Hemmings motor news. They will send you a complete stainless steel kit with fittings, prebent for your car for less money than you think.

I had one of them (I forget which but its the one in upstate NY) bend some custom lines for me. I had a 66 Bonneville with some custom brakes, so I sent them my old lines and they copied them. I also sent them some bent coat hangers and the specs of the fittings I wanted and they hooked me up.

Nice work, top quality stuff that will never rust again, its a no-brainer.

[MagicRat]

Since this is not a restoration vehicle, its easy to fix. The pre - bent stuff is great but a bit expensive and usually is intended for the restoration projects where things must be perfect.

Any decent auto parts place sells straight pieces of brake line in a variety of lengths, usually from 1 ft to six feet. These already have flares on them with fittings. Just measure the length you need and buy them. On the car, trace the line and remove the stock fittings. It's easy to join two new pieces together using brass unions (joiners) that are designed for this purpose.
Its easy to carefully bend the new line to match the old. Don't kink the line. Then screw it in place. Usually you can reuse the stock support clips.
Then bleed the brakes.
You should be able to do this with no more then $20 in parts, including fluid.