In 1966 I lost the brakes on my 1600 in southern Illinois on the Adlai E.
Stevenson Highway when the wheel rubbed a hole in the front line, after I did
something stupid in Chicago (only one of the many stupid things I did in
Chicago
that trip). It was a Sunday, and we waited until Monday to find a Datsun
dealer, a good job in E. St. Louis at the time, who said, sure we can get them
from Houston, it will take a week.
So we went to a local auto parts store and the counterman said it looked like
a Chevy part. Sure enough, with a little extra bend it fit right in. It is
still on the car.
So try the local places, they may have something close.
Gary C
In a message dated 6/2/2004 11:40:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
tom@acmehomesales.com writes:
> Rick,
>
> The factory hard lines may be very hard to find. Most auto parts houses
> stock both SAE and Metric brake lines in assorted lengths with the
> connectors already installed. With the aid of a bender and a careful choice
> of length you may be able to replace your brake lines with these off the
> shelf parts. My parts car has a loop in the right side of the rear axel
> brake line to shorten the length of an off the shelf brake line.
>
> You can also build your own brake lines from scratch. That requires a
> flaring tool, tube cutter, and a bender. MAKE SURE YOU USE A DOUBLE FLARE
> FLARING TOOL. Failure to follow this advice can lead to leaking brake line
> connections, and unexpected loss of braking. The materials for building
> your own hydraulic lines can be found at better parts houses.
>
> Tom
> 69 2000 - Mr. Hyde
> Portland
> http://www.acmehomesales.com/datsun
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