Re: Brakes, first things first

>> Also carefully inspect all the steel lines.  In a car this old
>> they may rust to the point of leaking.
> I will emphatically second that.  I lost my previous TR3A because the 
> steel
> line under the car had rotted through while it was in storage.

When I brought home my TR3A for the first time the rear brake cylinders 
blew just as I got home.  I rebuilt the hydraulics replacing all 
cylinders & rubber before it left the property again.

When I rebuilt the car it got all new metal lines as well.


T.J. Wakeman

Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking 
distance.

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