captden29 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 dumb question, but here goes. I ordered 3/16 brake line for my 54 Windsor. too small. do these cars use 1/4 brake line? also, I ordered copper and there are also nickel lines. are either acceptable? easy bending is a must. I have a good flairnig tool. thanks. capt den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YukonJack Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, captden29 said: dumb question, but here goes. I ordered 3/16 brake line for my 54 Windsor. too small. do these cars use 1/4 brake line? also, I ordered copper and there are also nickel lines. are either acceptable? easy bending is a must. I have a good flairnig tool. thanks. capt den Regular copper lines are not a good idea for brakes. They can burst from the pressure. The nickle copper or copper nickle are the supposed to be very good and easy to bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 3/16 cupro-nickle line should be fine. Are you saying it's too small because it's smaller than the stock line or that you tried it and it didn't work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captden29 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 smaller than the stock lines, and the fittings with it are smaller than the ones on the booster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Roberts Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Are the auto parts stores open during the pandemic ? They all carry brake lines . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Getting fittings isn't a big deal, if you know the size you can order them or go to NAPA and have them get the fittings you need. As for the size, newer model stuff all went to 3/16" a long time ago. If you want to keep the same size you obviously can do that. I'd probably replace the fittings in either case. The cupro nickle line is readily available in 3/16, 1/4, 5/16 and 3/8". I have both 3/16 and 5/16 on hand for my EFI plumbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 The booster requires both 3/16" and 1/4" brake line. Long runs of 3/16" goes to each wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captden29 Posted April 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 thanks for the help. car has 3/16 and 1/4. the 1/4 lines go from the master to the booster, and 1/4 goes from booster to the 3 way tee, with all other lines being 3/16. I have the cupro/nickel line in a 25' 3/16 roll but need to get some short 1/4 for the others. auto part stores are open for what I need. everyone stay safe. capt den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Peterson Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 4/21/2020 at 10:08 PM, Jerry Roberts said: Are the auto parts stores open during the pandemic ? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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