Fuel and brake lines
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Fuel and brake lines
I have the body off my 70 442 convertible and am in the middle of putting new brake and fuel lines on it. I wanted the original look so I bought the OE "tin" lines from ILT. Now, after reading some of the high end build threads on this site I'm wondering of I made a mistake. It looks like most used the stainless steel. I want these to stay good looking as I don't want to have to do them again. Should I start over with stainless steel? Is there some kind of coating I can put on these to protect them before I put the body back on? Or, am I just obsessing too much?
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I have the body off my 70 442 convertible and am in the middle of putting new brake and fuel lines on it. I wanted the original look so I bought the OE "tin" lines from ILT. Now, after reading some of the high end build threads on this site I'm wondering of I made a mistake. It looks like most used the stainless steel. I want these to stay good looking as I don't want to have to do them again. Should I start over with stainless steel? Is there some kind of coating I can put on these to protect them before I put the body back on? Or, am I just obsessing too much?
#4
I read the OP's concern as one of appearances vs. functionality. You are correct that the steel lines will likely last the OP's lifetime for a car that is a weekend cruiser not driven in snow and salt.
#5
Joe is correct. What I am concerned about is appearance, even in the short term. I'm building a show car not a driver. I live in hot steamy Georgia and am really concerned about the humidity and dampness just doing a number on the tin in pretty short time. Looks like I will be ordering stainless. Anybody want ta deal on a complete new set of OE style brake and fuel lines?
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