"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
07/06/2016 at 14:43 • Filed to: None
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"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
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Or brake lines, whichever you prefer.
Replacing brake lines and bleeding brakes, my favorite...
TysMagic
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/06/2016 at 14:47 |
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the most favorite of all time, no doubt
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/06/2016 at 14:53 |
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Could be worse, you could be bending, cutting, and flaring your own.
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/06/2016 at 14:54 |
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That’s some al dente pasta!
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Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/06/2016 at 14:55 |
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I had to help do that on a classmate’s Bonneville. So much nope.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/06/2016 at 15:00 |
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Absolutely all the fuck that regarding doing it in steel. The next project I do runs on will be with CuNi line. Even that, not looking forward to it.
shop-teacher
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/06/2016 at 15:01 |
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Gonna need to do that to mine before too long. How much were they?
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> shop-teacher
07/06/2016 at 15:03 |
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Inline Tube here in Michigan makes a ton of stuff for great prices:
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Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> shop-teacher
07/06/2016 at 15:04 |
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I think they were $75 on rock auto. My dad has the HD Braking Package so they might be cheaper for you if you don't.
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shop-teacher
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
07/06/2016 at 15:08 |
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They do make good stuff. GM actually makes a powder-coated kit for the GMT-800 trucks, because they’re so prone to rusting out. I’ll need to do mine within the next year or so.
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shop-teacher
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/06/2016 at 15:09 |
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Oh, that’s not bad at all.
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Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> shop-teacher
07/06/2016 at 15:11 |
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Not at all, and they're coated so no more rusting.
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shop-teacher
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/06/2016 at 15:13 |
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Those are GM lines?
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> shop-teacher
07/06/2016 at 15:13 |
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Oh well that would probably be easier.
One of the cool things about where I live in Michigan is there’s a lot of places that stock stuff near by. I’ve got NPD down the street (literally, under 5 minute drive), Summit’s warehouse is over the border in ohio and i get free overnight shipping when I pick ground lol and these guys I mentioned earlier are in Michigan too.
WE GOT THE PARTS
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Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> shop-teacher
07/06/2016 at 15:14 |
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I'm not sure if they're GM or not honestly.
facw
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/06/2016 at 15:17 |
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That looks kinda fun to me, sort of like a puzzle. But then I see Tracy’s attempt, and think it must be astoundingly difficult to do well. And also wonder why manufactures couldn’t spend a few bucks more and use something that doesn’t rust in the first place.
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> facw
07/06/2016 at 15:25 |
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Laying out the lines and bending them is only sort of irritating. The crux of what makes it a bad job is the flaring - which requires access to the brake pipe wherever you’re positioning it or almost perfect figuring of length before hand - and is very, very difficult to get right every time. You basically have to file down the outside to make it thin, so it can sort of fold back on/shrink on itself. Coated steel does not like to do this, and requires enormous force, and any amount that you are off center will ruin the flare - which can be any time you didn’t shave down the pipe exactly equally on all sides. The new preferred thing to do is to use copper nickel alloy. Easier to bend, less stress hardening if you bend it wrong, but stiffer than copper, harder to accidentally pinch closed, and can be flared properly - isn’t too soft. No splitting like steel, no rusting like steel, and might even be less permeable to moisture.
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shop-teacher
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
07/06/2016 at 15:30 |
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I’ll look into it. The mechanic who does the stuff on my cars I either don’t want to deal with, or is above my head, said they’re pretty cheap.
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shop-teacher
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
07/06/2016 at 15:32 |
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Yeah, that is a nice advantage!