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Originally Posted by Mathernet

Thanks Gromit

I think the only way to sort this out is to take the pipe down there before I do the fitting.
Is some of the steel line copper plated anyway?

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Most of the steel pipe I've seen is zinc plated externally or painted. The painted type doesn't work too well with some flaring tools (flakes off).

You can get neat bends with the steel with or without a bending tool, the bends below were done by hand.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2016/06/55.jpg


Colin

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This is the stuff along side some copper tube (which I use for non car related activities!).

I was hoping to take it down to the roady place today but ran out of time.

I have had the old tyres stripped from the rims today and dropped the rims down for blasting and powder coating.

I was just going to get them blasted and paint them myself but the guy at the workshop said he would be able to match the limestone well.

I hope we don't have different opinions on the word 'match '........

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Originally Posted by Mathernet

Well, I am non the wiser about the brake pipes. The workshop suggested I talk to a engineering shop who would sell me the right thing. Grrrr.

I think I will just use it and tell the mechanic that the engineering shop said it was ok !
If they don't know they can't object eh.

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"Flat Black" paint!!! ;)

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Originally Posted by mick88

"Flat Black" paint!!! ;)

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I've had a road worthy tester scratch the paint off brake lines before to make sure they weren't copper - which they were as it turned out - on my old 2A.

For something purely technical there is a lot of uncertainty involved. I am sure the nickel stuff has all sorts of international standards approved for the use. I think the situation is the rules don't say you can use it, but don't say you can't either. This makes it pretty hard to challenge a negative outcome.

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Originally Posted by Mathernet

For something purely technical there is a lot of uncertainty involved. I am sure the nickel stuff has all sorts of international standards approved for the use. I think the situation is the rules don't say you can use it, but don't say you can't either. This makes it pretty hard to challenge a negative outcome.

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That sums it up, then add to that the fact that 'some' testers have their own rules....

Best of luck.


Colin

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Shiny wheels ready for new rubber. They were supposed to be on the rims by now but the powder coater let me down.
These are blasted, cold gal coated and finished in White Knight 'classic cream'.

I am not sure how long I should let them dry before taking them to the tyre place. I figure I will take them down tomorrow.

I took my wheels down the next day and there was no dramas, had them back by lunch time without any kind of damage or wear :cool:

It gets worse. Just got the wheels back home from the tyre fitter and noticed that none of them have any balance weights. If you were fitting a tyre wouldn't you balance it? Is it optional? Sigh!

I've had a nasty experience with a cheap flare tool, ($30-00) but it was no good.

It was American, the clamp was as it came from the casting shop and wasn't machined, as a consequence it was impossible to keep it square, as a result there weren't 2 flares the same.

Next thing was the pin on the primary forming die broke off. But the most upsetting part was despite the fact that it carried a lifetime warranty, the manufacture refused to honour it......!

At present there is a unit on eBay for $80-0 but it will only accommodate 3/16 and 1/4 pipes, but it looks a man enough tool to accomplish its task.

I've no doubt that when I get around to topping up with brake fluid, I will get leaks from the shonky flares and I will have to do them all again, so I intend to grab one..!

Luck,

Norm.