Where you should buy your hard lines

[z2go]

I know it has been mentioned here and there before, but I wanted to throw out a quick endorsement for an awesome product that might help some of you guys out.

 

I recently ordered Cunifer (also known as Cuperonickel, or 90/10 copper/nickel) brake and fuel lines from Fedhillusa. The stuff is amazing. It is incredibly easy to shape without any tools, you can do a surprisingly tight full 180 bend without it kinking. Just as an example, when I made the small "S" shaped line that goes from the caliper to the flex line, I was able to bend it to match the original surprisingly easily, without fear of it kinking, and put it together in 5 minutes.

 

I also recommend if you go this route, to rent their flaring tool. It's a 375 dollar deposit, with about 20/week to rent the tool, I believe. It's completely worth it, I put EVERY brake line needed together in about an hour.

 

So, if you are looking to replace all of your original hard lines, and don't want to spend $600 on pre-bent replacements, this is definitely the way to go! Fedhill is run by a guy named Tim and his wife, and their customer service is phenomenal. Their website is http://www.fedhillusa.com.

 

So now that I just made an infomercial, what have your experiences been like?

[zgeezer]

I know it has been mentioned here and there before, but I wanted to throw out a quick endorsement for an awesome product that might help some of you guys out.

 

I recently ordered Cunifer (also known as Cuperonickel, or 90/10 copper/nickel) brake and fuel lines from Fedhillusa. The stuff is amazing. It is incredibly easy to shape without any tools, you can do a surprisingly tight full 180 bend without it kinking. Just as an example, when I made the small "S" shaped line that goes from the caliper to the flex line, I was able to bend it to match the original surprisingly easily, without fear of it kinking, and put it together in 5 minutes.

 

I also recommend if you go this route, to rent their flaring tool. It's a 375 dollar deposit, with about 20/week to rent the tool, I believe. It's completely worth it, I put EVERY brake line needed together in about an hour.

 

So, if you are looking to replace all of your original hard lines, and don't want to spend $600 on pre-bent replacements, this is definitely the way to go! Fedhill is run by a guy named Tim and his wife, and their customer service is phenomenal. Their website is www.fedhillusa.com.

 

So now that I just made an infomercial, what have your experiences been like?

 

 

I'm about to find out. Copper (CU) Nickle (NI) Iron (FE) [CUNIFER] line is now DOT approved for brake lines. I know of two sources:fedhill usa referred to above and brakequip, which sells nationwide through distributors.

 

There is a difference in prices. Fedhill sells 25' rolls of 3/8 OD for $115.00 plus shipping. BrakeQuip sells the same alloy for $2.99 /foot. A BrakeQuip hose shop are common in this part of California.

 

I will use 3/8 [-6] for both fuel and return line. I can bend 3/8 OD tubing by hand to a radius of 5 inches with little problem. However, the tighter bends will need a tubing bender.

 

The immediate issue for me is whether or not a -6 male fitting can be brazed or silver soldered in place.

 

A good article on the use of cunifer is here.

 

G

[madkaw]

I just bought the kit on ebay. The fittings were correct and the lines were very maliable.