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Re: 01/06 Update - brake/fuel/tranny lines - My '68 Hemi
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Mild steel or Stainless? If Stainless you need to use a few extra steps to stop leaks cause leaking brake fluid will eat the pretty paint off your firewall & frame rail...
Other then that..Looking Great!! Pretty tough being forced to keep a 68 HemiCharger..  
That is why I use DOT5 fluid. Looks awsome.
USPS uses DOT 5 fluid, you should see some of the problems they have because of it...That stuff sucks the moisture out of everything & creates a rusty muck, I haven't seen the same problems in normal applications but Postal trucks definately have issues... 
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Re: 01/06 Update - brake/fuel/tranny lines - My '68 Hemi
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01/07/09 12:34 PM
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Guess I'll need to get some feedback now on the straightening of the fuel and brake lines.. I see there's a big bend in it, which I knew about and expected... But, you only do it once and I wanna get it done right the first time.....
Any words of wisdom from experience on these FineLine kits and their straightening?
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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Re: 01/06 Update - brake/fuel/tranny lines - My '68 Hemi
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I've always just laid it out on the shop floor & carefully worked the bend out, it has a large enough radius that removing it is pretty easy & if you put a little effort into it you came virtually eliminate the bend....
Cool, I was thinking of getting some 2x4's next to each other to act as guides and a channel and place the bend in it and work it out... I've heard it's easy...
Thanks Randy.......
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01/12 Update - brake lines - My '68 Hemi
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I went a head and started and it wasn't as hard as I envisioned, much to the opposite of what others have already stated that have "been there, done that".... Soooo, one more step closer............ next, fuel lines.......... bad angle on the picture.. Sorry gang........ In the front waiting for the valving. Went a head and cleaned up the original c-clips for the flexible hoses.. If I can save an original piece, it's going back on....... Original on the left. Same pics in my question on lines, but wanted to updatee this thread...   
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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Re: 01/13 Update - fuel lines - My '68 Hemi
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01/13/09 11:21 PM
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Another step forward... Got the main 3/8 fuel and 1/4 return line in this evening.. Pretty smooth sailing, but did have to tweak things in the engine compartment area on both.. I can see why this is so much easier with nothing in the way and up in the air...
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Re: 01/13 Update - fuel lines - My '68 Hemi
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wrapped around the quarter on its way to the fuel tank..
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Re: 01/06 Update - brake/fuel/tranny lines - My '68 Hemi
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01/15/09 08:51 PM
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Tinkered with the '68 some more today... Cleaned up the original valve and hooked up some more lines..... New parts are awesome.
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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