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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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82 trans am brake line help

I have an 82 trans am and it has a hole in the brake line to the rear brakes. I want to replace the the whole brake line and was thinking about going stainless steel. Where can I get molded brake lines without getting raped on the price? Should I change out to braided hoses as well? Thanks!
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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Re: 82 trans am brake line help

I have a set of factory brake lines in mint condition.
where are you located?
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Re: 82 trans am brake line help

82's have standard brake line fittings so if you replace it with factory stuff it must be from a 82-83 f-body later stuff will not thread in or seal.
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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Re: 82 trans am brake line help

Just buy 50' of 3/16" hard line from napa and bend it where you want it. Buy a handful of the clips to connect it to the chassis.
Then just cut and flare it as needed.
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 07:21 AM
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Re: 82 trans am brake line help

Originally Posted by jjlabinski
I have a set of factory brake lines in mint condition.
where are you located?

I live in Hamilton, Oh. Where are you located?
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 06:57 AM
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Re: 82 trans am brake line help

You might find what you want in the following links (Try classictube.com as well):

http://www.finelinesinc.com/

http://www.inlinetube.com/

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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 08:14 AM
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Re: 82 trans am brake line help

I ended up getting stainless steel brake lines through JC Whitney. They were about $40 cheaper. Thank for the help.
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