Making SS Brake Lines

[MK1Scirocco16v at comcast.net (Dave Ewing)]

Maybe you should make some brake pads!!

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Seidel" <cseidel@nmu.edu>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: Making SS Brake Lines


> Thanks for the views guys.  I called adirondack and just ordered the lines
> from them along with a few other odds and ends I needed.  $79, so not too
> bad and definately more reassuring than making my own.  Now all I have to
> order are some pads and wait for all my toys to arrive.  I've never had
all
> new brakes before, it'll be fun.  Thanks again for the advice.
>
>   -Carl
> 87 16v Scirocco
>
> At 02:15 PM 9/16/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >a) $10 x at least 8 fittings = $80.  Add shipping, the hose, and two more
> >fittings if you have
> >rear disks.  No matter how you slice it, you just blew your savings.
> >
> >b) Man, don't try this at home.  Even a cheapass like me won't skimp on
> >brakes!
> >
> >HTH
> >
> >Ron
> >
> >--- Carl Seidel <cseidel@nmu.edu> wrote:
> > > Hi, this is my first message to the list in quite a long time.  So
> > hello again.
> > >
> > > I'm currently working on redoing my brakes and was looking at
stainless
> > > steel lines.  The least expensive ones I've found are $100, which is a
> > fair
> > > price but if I can get them for less I'm all about it.  So I was
looking
> > > through the Pegasus Racing catalog.  They sell the right kind of hose
for
> > > $4.29 a foot.  And they also have many different fittings for around
$10
> > > each.  So I was curious if anyone has gone this route and assembled
their
> > > own lines.  I understand that brakes are important and that I may be
> > taking
> > > a risk making my own, but Pegasus has directions on how to do it right
and
> > > I'm confident that I can follow them.  Anyone with any insight on the
> > > matter?  They have some pre-assembled hoses too that are fairly cheap
that
> > > I could get if I knew what kind of fittings I need.  So whats the good
> > word?
> > >
> > >   -Carl
> > >
> > >
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