REFLECTOR: main gear brake lines

[brent bourgeois]

Scott,
I recently did the upgrade as you are now. 3/16
nyloflow has a odd OD and I could not find a tube or
hose locally that was easy to push it through. I
really wanted as small  of conduit as possible.
I ended up with the Nyloflow at the Shell gas station,
bought a big 48 of Coke and made off with about 10
extra tall and long straws.
I used scotch tape to join the straw ends and
installed it to the gear with the nyloflow in the
conduit to prevent kinking. A little duct tape and hot
glue for a temporary hold, then I covered them with
carbon I had extra. Make them a little longer than you
need and then trim the ends to look nice .

If you are going through all of this trouble use extra
carbon.


 
--- Scott Derrick <scott at tnstaafl.net> wrote:

> I'm starting the process of beefing up my main gear
> legs with carbon 
> fiber wraps and wanted to ditch the externsl
> stainless covered rubber 
> brake lines in favor of embedded nylo-flow lines as
> per the manual.
> 
> Questions:
> 
> I have 3/16 nyla-flow running to the firewall from
> the master 
> cylinders.  Would it be bad to run 1/8 line down the
> legs.  I can't 
> imagine that would restrict the flow during
> application all that much. 
> 
> Also I would like to do the soda straw technique or
> some other way of 
> building a tube in the leg for the nyla-flow to be
> inserted into so it 
> could be changed out easily if needed.  Any great
> ideas on how to do 
> this with ease?
> 
> Scott
> 
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