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Re: Brake lines

To: Bob Sykes <stan.part@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Brake lines
From: Doug Mitchell <dmitchel@ford.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:18:57 -0400
Bob Sykes wrote:
> 
> Doug writes:
> 
> > Does anyone know what the difference is in the brake lines
> > between the early and late Square tail cars?
> [...]
> 
> When the brake m/c went from the "large cap" to the smaller cap
> variety (1976?) all of the fitting sizes changed.  Master cyl and
> PDWA (in & out) fittings are all different, as are the tubing bits.
> The latter fittings I believe are metric, but I never measured them.
> 
> I was able to fit an early type tandem m/c to '79 Spit by changing
> out everything (m/c, PDWA & tubing sections) above the first set
> of "inline" fittings.  Once you get down to the bottom of the
> bulkhead, the "T" fitting (for front brakes) and the "inline"
> fitting (where the single line goes to the back of the car) are
> the same for early & late square tails.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Bob
> 
> --
> Bob & '78 Spitfires
> (one of them mine for 21 years)

Bob,

Thanks for the reply. This is what I thought, but couldn't
remember for sure.

Cheers,

-- 
Doug Mitchell
dmitchel@ford.com
dmitchel@ismi.net
'73 Spitfire 1500

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