broken hardline = no brakes!

[janaka]

So yesterday I finally got my fuel pump rewired from a previous issues so I went for a little drive to my office to make sure all is well as my wife was going to take the car to the Z-Fest car show next weekend.

 

Well I thought the brakes felt a little soft when I was on the highway but I hadn't drive it in a while so I didn't think much of it. I came to a stop after the off-ramp from thee highway and I pumped the brake to keep pressure as I was on an incline. I stopped for a coffee shortly before going to my office and met a friend. Hour later hop in the car and put my foot on the brake and go to start the car. Foot hit the floor. WTF. Pump the peddle, no pressure building. WTF.

 

Popped the hood, saw the close resivoire was empty and looked for a leak. Found a puddle by the passanger tire. Poopy.

My friend came by with a jack and we looked to see if we could find the leak and we did, looks like the hardline by the passanger header (JTR headers on LS1 swap). What a total PITA spot, murphy's law. We filled the resivior and I limped the car back home and in the garage.

 

I'm thinking of running a new hardline but instead of trying to get it back into the stock location I'd run it around the front instead as I have no idea how I will get it as it was stock due to the swap and such. Are there any negatives to running the line in a non-stock location as long as its away from moving parts?

[240Z_Master]

I'm thinking of running a new hardline but instead of trying to get it back into the stock location I'd run it around the front instead as I have no idea how I will get it as it was stock due to the swap and such. Are there any negatives to running the line in a non-stock location as long as its away from moving parts?

 

You can run the damn line over the roof if you want... just as long as the line maintains fluid and doesn't leak you're golden.... Also... properly bled lines =