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01-30-2012, 05:36 PM
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Copper-Nickel brake/fuel line. Opinions?
Been reading up on Copper-Nickel alloy brake/fuel line. Seems to be great stuff. Considering going that route instead of Stainless. Anyone here have experience with it?
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01-30-2012, 06:36 PM
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Have not had any dealings with it. I hear its lots easyer to bend & work with.
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01-30-2012, 06:46 PM
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01-30-2012, 06:47 PM
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Ive been using cupronickel in a/c heat exchangers
wouldnt trust it for 1000+ psi brake systems but fuel and oil lines would be fine
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01-30-2012, 07:30 PM
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It is MUCH easier to use but it costs 3 times more. It is all that we are using now. It's well worth the extra money given the time that it saves. We buy it in 25' rolls.
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01-30-2012, 10:10 PM
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We use it at our shop. Like Steve said 3 times the cost but worth it. The last set of brake lines you will need as the rest of the car will rot away first.
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01-31-2012, 02:17 AM
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I use Aluminum 25 ft rolls from Summit for Transmission lines. Its the best for a re route jobs, flares easy, bend easy...they have 3 sizes
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01-31-2012, 02:46 AM
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I used the copper/nickel lines to totally plumb my '59 GMC brakes. Very easy to work with, I recommend it. Not sure I remember the brand- Federal Hill, I think.
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02-01-2012, 06:04 PM
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Now if only I could find some locally. Of the three places I called ahead of time, none of them actually had it in stock when I got there, even though I asked them on the phone to look on the shelf. They all brought me coated steel line. What passes for auto parts stores these days is a joke. Having said that, I dropped a starter core off at NAPA and asked them while I was there. They did have copper-nickel line in stock but the price was about 40% more than I can get it online. Hopefully it arrives before the weekend.
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