brake line upgrade

[greenbonnie]

hi im thinking of fitting a braided clutch pipe from the brake master cylinder to the three way brass joint. as this will brighten up the bulkhead area. has anyone else done this. they do fit plenty of length in it.as the new brass pipe i have is just unsightly

[drofgum]

Greenbonnie,
I can't recommend using a clutch hose in a brake system. It may not be made for the same level of pressure. However, a braided BRAKE hose of the correct length would be a solution I wouldn't be so doubtful about.
                                                                             Hope this helps,
                                                                             Paul

[esxefi]

greenbonnie,

wot he said^

any type of braided hose in the brake circuit will detract from the 'feel' on the pedal(but still better than the oem rubber type used at the wheels) as it will expand no matter how rigid unlike the standard fitment copper pipe which will not. :)

[JohnD]

Guy who runs my local perfomance shop, AND builds and maintains race cars for other people, uses Aeroquip hose everywhere.
Even for his own car.
He feels that it's more secure than steel or copper pipe, and it's easier to run, being flexible, as long as you secure it to the chassis frequently.  Coss a lot more than pipe, though.

If you do go down this route, make sure that there is a suitable connection at either end.   One must be a swivel; otherwise as you screw in one end , the other comes undone!

John

[willcolumbine]

Like John says! I run Aeroquip from both the master cylinders. When I originally assembled it I built it up without swivels, master and slave already connected, tested them, and fitted them as a unit. This worked fine right up until I needed to change the clutch slave! Swivel connections are definatly the way forward!

[greenbonnie]

hi thanks for replys will look up aeroquip. and do a bit more research. once again thanks for the replys