burnout-dave

Hi there!


I want to fabricate new brake Lines for my 1954 Rocket 88.


Unfortunaely i dont have the old ones. (car came without brake parts).


So heres my question:


What Brake Lines do i have to order (which Diameter, 3/16" front, 1/4"rear)?


And what threads do the fittings have (master cylinder, wheel cylinders etc..).


I hope somebody can help me.




Best regards, Dave

CRUZN 66

Maybe someone from CARiD can help you out... They are also a member on this forum...

https://www.carid.com/1954-oldsmobil...e-brake-lines/

oldcutlass

I doubt carid will be of any help with this endeavor. I moved your thread to the Vintage forum. These guys should be able to point you in the right direction.

chopolds

Your car probably has a mix of 1/4 and 3/16. So it's hard to start from scratch, with no old ones to go by. Most GM cars had 3/16 going to the 4 wheels, but a 1/4" one going from the front to the rear"T".

Eightbanger

What about these...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/All-metal-br...pX0dp7&vxp=mtr

burnout-dave

hhhm not bad. perhaps this is the easier way.

oldcutlass

Those are universal (bend yourself) replacement lines that can be purchased at any auto parts store.

joe_padavano

Except that they claim to include the special flare nuts where appropriate. Of course, you can get those flare nuts in an assortment pack from any of the tubing vendors. Given that hte 54 is a single circuit brake system, I doubt it even uses any special flare nuts. They are only used to prevent incorrect connections where that matters. With one circuit, it doesn't matter.

blento

Give this guy a call, I bought the entire set of lines with all flaring and fittings for my 1955 Super 88, just needed to do the bending. all the lengths were right.
He sells mostly E bay, so you need to call to get his part numbers and prices

Jacksons Oldtime Parts
218-624-5791

Sporty45

The Ebay link that Eightbanger provided is this company

burnout-dave

OK tanks for the advice.


But eventually i want to convert from single circuit to dual circuit.
What master cylinders can I use?


@Blento: Do you run single or dual circuit?

Tedd Thompson

Depends on how original you want to stay.You will have a problem if you plan on using the master and booster in the same position as the original. They are engineered to work backwards from anything out there now and require quite a bit of fab work to do what your asking about. Some people place a master and booster on the firewall and reinforce the air box to support it. Here is a link on a brake system Oldsdad did that worked out fine..... Tedd https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...1955-olds.html

cmpcpro

Make sure your E brake works good too! I always check those on these old cars with these old single stage masters.