[V8] Steel Braided Brake Lines Source

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I got mine from www.importpartsspec.com for pretty cheap. They were a little 
longer than stock but work just fine.

Dave

Quoting "Korn, Bob" <Bob.Korn at Fike.com>:

> Anyone know a good source for the steel braided lines for the calipers. 
> Am
> going to do a total flush of the brake system and would be a good time
> to
> replace the original lines.
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob
> 90 V8Q Pearl 136K
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buchholz, Steven [mailto:Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com] 
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 12:56 PM
> To: 'v8 at audifans.com'
> Subject: RE: [V8] motor mounts R&R 90 V8
> 
> 
> ... funny how short the memory can be sometimes ... frankly, I don't
> remember this being a big deal when I did this during the engine swap. 
> Once
> you pull out the heat shields there's a good bit of room to work in
> there
> ... I don't remember having a difficult time finding tools to get to the
> nuts ... there's certainly no need to pull the headers!
> 
> Steve B
> San José, Kaleefohnia (USA)
> > 
> > When I priced the header gaskets (metal o-rings), they were
> > $18 each - and you 
> > need 8 of them so I did not pull the headers. (did not want 
> > to take the chance 
> > of needing to buy them)
> > 
> > I was able to do the job but it was definately a PITA. If you
> > have access to a 
> > welder, I think you could make a nice tool cheap out of a box 
> > end wrench - 
> > basically make a crows foot type tool out of the box side - 
> > not the open side.
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
> > 
> > Quoting Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>:
> > 
> > >   Listers,
> > > 
> > >   A friend of mine (not a lister) needs to R&R his
> > > motor mounts on a 90 V8, having never done this before
> > > I was wondering if any lister can help with any BTDT?
> > >  Looks like the header pipes are in the way to get to
> > > the top nut. Would using a crows foot be the best way
> > > (as not to rip the engine bay apart),don't want to
> > > open any more cans of worms than is allready open.
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