[Healeys] Copper brake lines, was 100 BN2 almost done....

[Barrie Robinson]

  Kurnifer, a British development - specifically for brake lines, is 
90% copper and 10% nickel.   It is used extensively in high 
performance cars.   In my opinion it is the only way to go - and is 
easily obtained.  But in N. America it was slow to catch on just like 
seat belts, radial tyres and such (NIH syndrome).   Currently 
available copper brake lines do not meet the Canadian govt. 
specifications and I doubt they meet USA or European specs.  By the 
way, there is common confusion regarding Govt specs.  In Canada they 
just give performance requirements  NOT what material meets those 
specs.   So you could use toast or fried eggs as long as it meets 
specs !!!  Copper lines as sold now do not - but if the currently 
available lines were made stronger (thicker!) they could pass!


At 06:45 PM 9/10/2010, Roland Wilhelmy wrote:
>The "copper" brake lines may not be pure copper.  they may be copper
>plated steel, or some alloy of copper that does not work harden.
>Someone who has used the "copper" brake lines, probably from the UK,
>might be able to clarify this point.
>
>-Roland
>BN1 with steel lines from Mr. Finespanner
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Regards

Barrie
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