Redo My Brake Line Shopping List

[JustinOlson]

So I'm going to redo my brake lines no my 280z.

 

I'm planning on doing 3/16 stainless hard line. How many feet do I need to do the whole car?

 

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2D220236&N=700+115&autoview=sku

 

 

I want to do AN fittings throughout. So I need a 37 degree flare tool and a tubing bender:

 

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2DCSUM2401&N=700+115&autoview=sku

 

 

What fittings do I need to connect to my factory master cylinder?

 

What fittings do I need to connect to my Toyota 4X4 S12+8 Calipers up front? (I will be changing these to Arizona Z car brakes in the near future when I have the funds)

 

What fittings do I need for the back drums? (eekkk, I will be changing these to Arizona Z car brakes in the near future when I have the funds)

 

What brand proportioning valve do you guys like?

 

Regards,

Justin

[woldson]

Might want to read the posting about leaks leaks leaks.

[EMWHYR0HEN]

Youl need 10mm brake nuts to connect to any of the Nissan MC's and brake parts (same for Toy Calipers). If your switching to AN fittings it would be easier to just use 10mm to AN adapters.

 

I wouldnt plumb in a prop valve just yet if your still going to run drums as you will loose some rear bias.

 

Wilwood and Tilton make nice stuff.

[JMortensen]

I wouldnt plumb in a prop valve just yet if your still going to run drums as you will loose some rear bias.

If you remove the stock prop valve this shouldn't be an issue. I'm not sure how hard it is to remove the valve on the 280Z, as I think it is built into the pressure switch. On the 240Z they are separate units.

[sweetride2go]

I think this is the fitting i used to adapt to the 'soft lines' that attach to the OEM front calipers and the factory 'T' in the back.

 

10mm 1.0 X -3 AN adapter.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=EAR%2D592032ERL&N=700+4294847273+400041+4294906747+4294906669+4294906753+4294906522+115&autoview=sku

[Slow_Old_Car]

that summit tool specifically says it's not designed to flare stainless.

[zuhow]

I did this a while back- get (2) 25' rolls of the stainless. I looked at the AN fittings and it's just way too much cash- it think it was over a $100 in just adapters. That stainless is hard- I quit using the tubing bender because you almost can't crush that tube. I ended up making single flares on the tubing ends because there was no way to double flare the tubing- I was working at an aerospace company at the time and even their production tubing flare machine wouldn't make the double flare.

[sweetride2go]

Here's the kit that I used. It worked quite well, but I ended up just a hair short on the SS tubing. I would have been fine if I didn't make any mistakes (ie: cracked flares, wrong bends, etc). The only thing I didn't get in this kit is the metric to -an adapters. It says this kit retails for $209. For some reason I don't remember paying that much. *shrugs*. I did end up with extra fittings though. Good luck.

 

http://www.jerrybickel.com/brake-kits-and-components/pro-stock-stainless-brake-line-kit---jbrc5014a.html

[serx93]

I found this place going through a "Hot Rod" Magazine. I always find good stuff in them.

 

http://www.classictube.com

 

http://www.classictube.com/catalog.asp

Look at Section 5. Scroll down to the import section and you will find prebent hard lines in either OE steel or Stainless steel. Hope this helps