[Spridgets] brake lines

Lester oldsaabguy at comcast.net
Mon Mar 8 13:44:17 MST 2010


Anything that you put on the car is legal,  What the manufacturer puts  
on MAY be a different matter.  CuNi is the way to go from what I have  
seen.

Lester

.. the Jag is now so equipped.


On Mar 8, 2010, at 2:08 PM, Chris King wrote:

> Moss does sell the copper-nickel sets for Spridgets in the US, so
> presumably they're legal.
>
> In the parts stores I've seen the mild steel lines and another easily
> bendable type, which may be copper-nickel.
>
> -=Chris
>
>
> Chris King
> http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
>
> <-----Original Message----->
>
> 	  	 From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
> [WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]
> Sent: 3/8/2010 1:54:09 PM
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] brake lines
>
> In the UK, the rigid brake lines are closely checked on the annual MOT
> (inspection) include a check with pressure on the brake pedal.
>
> My car runs a mixture of pure copper (I know, I know) and copper/ 
> nickek
> brake pipes that haven't given my any problems over many years of use.
> Standard UK lines are mild steel with some kind of coating (zinc?).
>
> If I were in the USA and copper/nickel lines weren't legal I'd  
> certainly
> get stainless steel lines fitted.
>
> Regards
>
> Weslake-Monza 1330
>
>
>
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