<VV> Hard Pedal, poor brakes.

[John Howell]

NAPA has coated brake lines, also there are stainless steel brake lines. 
Eastwood has a real nice double flare tool and benders.

John Howell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <corvairduval at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Hard Pedal, poor brakes.


Does anybody have any experience with using Cunifer type brake tubing?

There have been articles in Skinned Knucles magazine extoling their virtue.

Pros are easy to bend by hand and will not rust out. What are the cons?

www.brakequip.com/pdf/ezibend_2.pdf

http://store.fedhillusa.com/?gclid=CNCJiIC8k6MCFQiD5QodzVaMrA

And yes, my 94 Caprice failed against the frame behind the "B" pillar.

Frank DuVal

Original Message:
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From: Harry Yarnell hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:09 -0400
To: corvairduval at cox.net, virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Hard Pedal, poor brakes.


Frank brings up a good, but sad point.
Here in the mid-atlantic region, rotten brake pipes from the '90s era, are
common.
Not only are factory lines rusting out, replacement pipes arn't much
better.
I've replaced the pipes on Carol's '93 Riviera TWICE! Now we don't park in
a
swamp, but that's ridiculous.

On GM's, it's usually the area from behind the B piller.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank DuVal" <corvairduval at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Hard Pedal, poor brakes.


>I use a Blue Point kit. But even with this kit the 3/16 inverting die is
> easily broken. And also easily replaced by the Snap-On man.
>
> Now I need to buy a bubble flare kit...
>
> Who would have thought that cars from the 90's would start having rusted
> out brake lines. They are still new cars to me... gggg
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> jimster1 wrote:
>
>>Regarding double flare kits, I'm about ready to undertake the installation
>>of four wheel disks.  I suspect I'll be doing a bunch of flares.  What
>>tool
>>can be recommended, I know there's good ones as well as junk.
>>Jim
>>
>>
>>I am proud of my double-flare kit.   :)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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