Brake Line Sources

[jviereg]

Has any one found a source for the steel brake lines? In particular I am looking to replace the lines to the front brakes on my Guilietta Spider. It is the lines that connect the wheel cylinders and the one that connects the flexible hose line.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

John Viereg

[darth dino]

for used parts, you could try Alfa Parts Exchange.

for spank'n new lines, try Alfa Romeo car parts from AlfaStop: Brakes, Suspensions, Transmissions, Exhausts.

[Kilgore Trout]

Any objections to bending your own?

Where to buy brake line, fuel line, brake line flaring tools, brake line nuts and brake line fittings

There may also be a local hydraulic shop that will make them for you.

[jviereg]

Hello Kilgore,
Thanks for your reply, I have no objection to bending my own brake lines. I have done this in the past, but due to the configureation of the Alfa lines I am replacing, trying to get the correct bend in the right location without kinking the tube has been difficult to say the least. However, the information you have sent me leads me to believe that this material may be easier to work with. I will contact them about their product.

Thanks again for your reply

John Viereg

[geh458]

This thread should be in the "Suspension, Brakes , Wheels, and Tires" forum. Maybe an administrator can relocate it?

[Kilgore Trout]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jviereg Hello Kilgore, Thanks for your reply, I have no objection to bending my own brake lines. I have done this in the past, but due to the configureation of the Alfa lines I am replacing, trying to get the correct bend in the right location without kinking the tube has been difficult to say the least. However, the information you have sent me leads me to believe that this material may be easier to work with. I will contact them about their product. Thanks again for your reply John Viereg

[Alfajay]

Fedhill can also do the flares and add the fittings. Their website is a terrific source of information on the different types of fittings (SAE & DIN), and Fedhill can supply a wide range of brakeline-related parts.

Their website suggests a clever way to determine the lengths of the lines: Install a piece of heavy gauge solder to duplicate the brake line. Then straighten out the solder and measure its length. Well, it worked for me, and I thought it was clever.

[Andrew]

I bought a 20-ft roll of 3/16" regular steel tubing from Summit Racing and a flaring tool and a couple bending tools, and just made up three lines on my Giulietta Berlina. Bends very close to fittings are hard to do, but Eastwood has a pliers-like tool that works pretty well. My results clearly don't look factory, but so far they're working. Getting double flares not to flop off-center in the tool is to me a hit-and-miss game, but after several tries (tubing is cheap) I have lines that seem to be holding pressure. I'm very new at this. I hear the hydraulic flaring tools are the way to go, but $$$. Hot Rod mag had an appreciation of one of these a couple months ago. For your Alfa's NOS nitrous setup, it takes a lot of fiddly bending and fitting. <smiley here>

There are some lines on my car (from the main junction to each front wheel) I think would be pretty tough to get exactly right.

There used to be Classic Tubing or similar name online, that would bend anything to order. Or a good restoration place (e.g., Conrad Stevenson) could do it, but it's timing consuming and therefore expensive. Also probably not high on the list of work such folks would like to be doing.

Andrew