Clarik 3/16" X 25 Ft Cupro Nickel (Kunifer) Brake Pipe 1 Roll

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Here you can view our range of oil feed line kits, individual components and accessories suitable for use with turbo oil feed systems. The fuel carbon filter was unbolted and moved to the side to enable better access to old pipe removal and new pipe installation. Took a small while to fiddle the old line out

Membership of the NSRA is available to everyone. You don’t have to own a car – all we ask is that you have an interest in hot rods and street rods. Rubber brake pipes are not very effective in handling wear and tear. Even steel brake pipe’s polish is affected by grime and road salt, which can puncture them. That’s where the Kunifer brake pipe stands out. It offers a much longer life span and also offers significant protection against wear and tear. 4-Affordable need to diy a couple of brake pipes that are tatty , is kunifer the prefered choice for home users? Any advice or help given is actually based on having done the job, not read about doing it or Googling it. Overhaul all front and rear callipers, new seals and including painting of the calipers + new EBC pads.

i have always used copper and never had a problem as mentioned earlier as long as its secured properly and it is flared correctly i dont see a problem, its my guess that the pipes that fail have been damaged in some way when they were fitted. Using copper tube for brake pipes is absolutely fine for the first fitting. However if you ever need to remove a pipe, to change a hose or a calliper, for example the steel nuts usually end up twisting the copper pipe as you undo the union so you will need to replace the pipe all over again. You don't get this problem too much with Kunifer pipe but it can happen.

You "can" make a decent flare on the kit in the original link, but IMVHO it's a lot more hit and miss - which aint what you want on brakes!! The typical metal brake pipe must be fine for half the world that doesn't salt their roads so it's obviously profit driven. The ones in the engine bay all look fine, however they are 33 years old so I fancy replacing them. The ones that came off the standard calipers however were well past their use by date by the looks of them, I actually snapped one removing it. I imagine the ones on the rear axle will be a state too when I get to doing them. In a hydraulic braking system, the brake pipes of the vehicle are filled with the brake fluid reservoir integrated with the brake master cylinder and connected down to the slave cylinders in each wheel underneath your vehicle. I used CuNiFer on both of my restorations and replaced the lines on my R53 with it too. It's a bit harder to flare but A) looks a lot better as it doesn't corrode and B) it can be bent to a much tighter radius than Cu.

I'm going for braided hoses where movement is needed, which is only from the inner wing to the suspension struts at the front and then a 3rd to the rear axle, the rest is to be solid pipes. I bought Kunifer brake pipes for my restoration. But I will stay with steel pipes because there are original. The copper looks in my opinion a little bit like poorly restored..This is my opinion. My opinion is copper is OK and easy to flare , bend but needs plenty of supporting clips and if you need to repair / modify etc the brakes then be prepared to fit a new copper pipe at same time whereas Kunifer will probaly be reusable.

While I opted for stainless steel, they also do mild steel as originally equipped, if you're going full concours. CarGurus UK Limited, c/o Legalinx Limited, 3rd Floor, 207 Regent St, London W1B 3HH, United KingdomOur new vapour and sweat free hose range designed for motorsport. Easy self assembly and around half the weight of 200 & T9 series. You need a good pipecutter and particularly a good solid flaring tool. Mine is an old Sykes Picavant. Weighs plenty but does a good job. Joining the NSRA involves you in the UK’s National organisation for hot rods, street rods, and customs.

As for the longevity, too soon to say the copper lines on my engines have been on for years and 1000s of miles in harsher vibration and heat than id hope brake lines would suffer and ok - lasted longer than the commercially available steel ones. Yes, it's fine to make your own brake pipes. As some have said, the pure copper pipes are prob not the best, and the Knifer copper is better.A paid subscription is not required to participate at BCF. However, if you find this forum to be a useful resource, and if you want to ensure we can stay online - Please consider supporting us by **Upgrading**