While waiting for the pipes to arrive, I did some work on the brakes. Two of the original lines had badly mangled fittings. Initially thought about buying stainless tubing and making up my own lines. Figured I’d make a mess so I ordered a complete set of stainless lines from Inline Tube. The lines arrived and were really amazing. All the fittings were covered and all the lines that had the armor spiral on them originally had the armor on the new ones. As I started the install process, I realized I couldn’t have come close to the quality of Inline Tube’s product.
The brake line replacement reminded me why people do the frame-off thing. The line clamps were mounted to the frame before the body was put in place. One was barely visible and had to be loosened (and tightened) by feel rather than sight. The other was too tight to break free with just the tips of an open end so I ground down one of my quarter inch throwaway sockets so it fit the tight space using a breaker bar.
