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"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword) 06/26/2018 at 20:24 • Filed to: None

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See if you can find the new parts:

Finished replacing my lines today, bench bled the new master cylinder. Still need to get the air fully out of the system, but I am waiting to let my front bleeder screws soak a bit before I try to remove em. I used this doohickey here by cardone:

I cant tell if it was easier or harder, since I’ve never done it the “right”

way. Seemed to work though. Made a fucking mess though. same price either way so it was worth a shot. Here is some more pics of why you should replace your brake lines:

Arent these a no-no for brake lines?

Snap

Also this bad boy here was missing a clip (I assume) when I took it off, so I might need to make another run for parts.

E90M3 > My bird IS the word 06/26/2018 at 20:53

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I bet that engine delete gives  you some pretty big weight savings.

dogisbadob > My bird IS the word 06/26/2018 at 20:59

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the blue tape :p

lone_liberal > My bird IS the word 06/26/2018 at 21:09

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I’ve done the master cylinder, calipers, and rubber lines. I haven’t done the hard lines yet.  I know they need to be done but they aren’t very corroded so it’s hard to make myself do it.

Urambo Tauro > My bird IS the word 06/26/2018 at 21:22

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Arent these a no-no for brake line s?

Oh, those aren’t compression fittings. That’s just a flare union. Those are fine. Very handy for when you have too much stuff in the way to maneuver  a full-length piece of  line.

My bird IS the word > Urambo Tauro 06/26/2018 at 21:27

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Good to know. The rest of the line was sketchy so I wasn’t sure if that was factory.

My bird IS the word > lone_liberal 06/26/2018 at 21:28

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I can wholeheartedly recommend pre-bent lines if you can get em. Saved me so much hassle it isn’t even funny.

My bird IS the word > dogisbadob 06/26/2018 at 21:29

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I made sure to label everything. Don’t know how much good that will actually do. I feel like I lost alot of stuff even though it couldn’t have gone anywhere.

My bird IS the word > E90M3 06/26/2018 at 21:31

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Now my damn springs are off. I’ll be lucky if I can find some that will let the car sit right after I convert it to horse-and-buggy.

lone_liberal > My bird IS the word 06/26/2018 at 23:09

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Yep, that’s the plan. If I had to hand bend them the job would never get done. That’s one of the benefits of having a Camaro, lots of parts available.

My bird IS the word > lone_liberal 06/26/2018 at 23:18

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I have to hand bend my fuel return lines but they don’t need to be close- they are all connected by decent segments of hose.

crowmolly > My bird IS the word 06/27/2018 at 11:30

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Looks good!

Flare union is fine. It’s not a compression fitting.

Also, if you didn’t paint the master... stop and do that. Really, trust me on this. After a little while it will look like a rusty piece of shit if it’s a natural finish.

My bird IS the word > crowmolly 06/27/2018 at 11:54

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I mean it's sealed. I can just flat black it on the car now no problem. It is a delco, shouldn't it be fine? The bottom has this grey finish, the lid could probably use painted.

crowmolly > My bird IS the word 06/27/2018 at 11:56

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Sealed? As in clear coated? Then you are OK I think. The cast part is what gets rusty. If it doesn’t have any coating on it it will rust.

My bird IS the word > crowmolly 06/27/2018 at 12:15

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I just had my mind stuck on flat blacking it, and I didn’t want to since it looks so nice. . Ill just hit it with some clear to be sure, that's an easy thing to do. Thanks for the heads up.

crowmolly > My bird IS the word 06/27/2018 at 12:18

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No problem. Cast blast works well too for any cast parts you want to stay looking “factory finish”.

My bird IS the word > crowmolly 06/27/2018 at 13:17

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Big thanks. I went outside and it already had rust spots. Brillo took care of it thank god. I'm going to send a very angry email to ac delco.