Thread: TIP: b13 brake line FYI for DIY

for those that cant flare a steel brake/tranny line for shyt like me, but can build and swap a motor(like me).....LOL.....this is some good info.
a month ago today, i blew out my rear drivers side brake line. i finally got motivated to tackle the job a month later today. i hate brake lines, and refuse to pay a shop! in completing the job and bleeding the line, the new pressure blew out the parallel routed rear passenger side line. so i did that one too. better on jack stands than infront of a child in the road! so heres the tip: two 4 foot sections with a union for the rear drivers side, and three 4 foot sections with 2 unions for the rear passenger side work absolutely perfect! my bends arent exactly OEM, but pretty close. i didnt need to put in extra bends to make up space, and i didnt come up short. i went from the distribution block under the hood to each rear caliper, and i got the lines in the clips along the chassis. allz well now and working perfect! id perfer a solid line without a union failure point, but i spent $30 in parts rather than $300 at a shop!!! now i boooost again!

Good to know man. My lines are at the 18years old mark. I project them to die within the next year or two thanks to the rust machine that is ohio.

yeah, thanx the the rust machine here called new engalnd! lol....and the previous original owner who obviously didnt undercarriage wash it in the salt filled winter. well i should be good in the rear end now for atleast another 15 years! lol.