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Hi All,
I've started bending the brake lines for my bugeye and i think i need a picture of the clutch line where it routes down past the coil bracket on the footwell. my old one has a vibration coil bent into it right about that area and it just seems wrong. my Horler book doesn't have any good shots of that area. if anyone has a good picture of that line, as it was originally installed, i'd really appreciate it if you could post it.
by the way i made a handy tool for straightening the coiled and pre flaired brake line kits that are available if anyone is interested in the details. it worked great!

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Best regards
Mark
 
Mark, I'm interested in the tool! What did you use for the roller's?? I'm going to have to do that job soon.

Kurt.
 
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X3 show us the details or a line drawing if sorts.
 
I'm interested as well -- it's a job waiting for me at some point in the not too distant future.
 
Here's some more photos of the tool. i used 1 1/2" angle iron and drilled holes for the pulleys 2 3/4" on center. three on one piece of angle and two on the other. the holes are also not center on the angle, they're positioned so that the pulleys would allow the tubing to nest in the bottom of the grooves prior to the angles being able to contact eachother first(if that makes sense). IE: The holes for my pulleys are 1/2", so i drilled them apx 7/8" from the edge of the tool that mounts in the vice. then i removed the jaws from my vice and drilled holes in the opposite leg of the angle from the pulleys that match up with the screw holes that mounted the jaws originally. then i mounted the assembly in the vice and cranked it together with the brake lines routed through the pulleys and pulled the lines back and forth through the pulleys, gradually increasing pressure until the lines were straight. i found the pulleys at an industrial supply store similiar to GRAINGER. i got the idea from a guy that used plastic screen door wheels so i guess just about anything would work. the whole thing cost about $30 to make buying everything new, but i'm sure it could be done for a lot less. Eastwood sells a tool ready to go for around $200. the problem is you'll probably only use it one time (unless you've got a serious British car problem:smile:). Anyway let me know if you need anymore info.
regards
Mark
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The coiled line is original and you need it to take the vibration.
 
jlaird said:
The coiled line is original and you need it to take the vibration.
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thanks Jack. i knew that i needed the coil in the line, i just didn't know how it was supposed to route down along the firewall. I found a picture on the internet that shows the correct placement of the coil. mine was all screwed up so i didn't have a good reference. thanks for replying!
mark
 
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