Brake and fuel lines

I am looking at getting new brake and fuel hard lines and bending them myself, does anyone know what sizes they are 3/16?
Also is it better to get copper or steel lines?
Thanks

 

Anyone got any idea?

 

Why would you want to replace the existing lines?

Not sure of sizes but brake lines are generally made from 'Bundy' tube, a mild steel tube. You can make them from stainless steel tube but bundy tube is much easier to work with.

 

I want to rerun them, and why not replace 15 year old lines
Most of mine are in bad shape

 

A better question would be,

"Why are they in bad shape?" and,
"What caused them to deteriorate in the first place?":br:

 

Battery rust, and just started to corrode them

 

I just looked up some part numbers in FAST, and for instance ones that run from front to back are the same as LHD and are $10US, if you use the 4x formula for Australian Nissan prices, they may be like $40 localy per section.

The long fuel lines front to back are like $25US each.

If you take in the cost of materials, tools and time (unless you already have these), I think you may find buying them a reasonable thing.

If you PM me your JDM VIN, I will post FAST diagrams, you tell which sections and I will provide you with part numbers.

Freight from the USA would probably make local pricing attractive unless you can piggy back someones large order.

Dont know how they would package the long ones.

 

Thanks ill look tomorrow. I might end up redirecting a couple of them though so thats why i am wondering the size of the lines, you can buy 25ft rolls of it on ebay.

 

I would strongly recommend you either buy new lines from Nissan or take it to a reputable brake shop and pay to have this done properly. Brakes are critical. Don't mess with this shit if you don't know what you're doing, especially if it's a street car. Also for a street registered car I'd expect this would need to be engineered.

 

Ummm.... why not just measure your own lines????? you have been close enough to see some rust on them, surely you can measure them yourself...?

Dude, unless the lines are badly deformed/creased from mechanical damage, there is no reason in the world to go to the extreme of replacing them. Especially when considering such a young age.

The flexible rubber lines? Absolutely. Those things are often ignored.

If appearance is your thing then by all means, simply sand them off and paint them, or in the extreme, make up some nice funky stainless pipes in the area you can see and just join into the stock setup out of sight if thats your thang.

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