[s-cars] fuel and brake lines

[Young, Steve]

Kent...

If you can get the line off without destroying it, you can send it to
ClassicTube, and they will bend you a perfect replacement.  I have used
them with good results, and you can have them use SS if you want.  Just
bend your line enough to fit it in a reasonable box for shipping, and
mark the spots with "shipping bend".  They will do the same on the
return.

http://www.classictube.com/

 


Regards,

				TRANE
Steven Young
Local Operations Manager
Albany Office




-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Kent McLean
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 6:22 PM
To: quattro; s-car-list; 200q20v
Subject: [s-cars] fuel and brake lines

I got the bad new regarding my new-to-me 200 20V Avant. Among other
maladies preventing it from passing a state safety inspection are the
metal brake and fuel lines that run under the car. (Gotta love salted
roads.)

I've been told the fuel line is NLA. My first thought was to run new
fuel lines in a couple of pieces, for ease of installation. The tech
says metal fuel lines spliced with rubber hose won't pass inspection,
and will probably leak in a few months. My second thought was to use
compression fittings to join the lines.
Doable? Good idea? Bad idea?

The brake lines I think need to be one piece (true?). I haven't priced
OEM pieces. Has anyone made their own, using straight pipe from the
FLAPS, bent into shape and flared at the ends?  Single flare or double?
Can compression fittings hold up to the much higher pressure of the
brake line?

(Anyone want to buy a 200 TQA, cheap? :)

--
Kent McLean
'91 200 TQA, no name yet
'94 100S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
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