Hello, my fine people of the C-4 Corvette world. Here is my dilemma. The wife and I were driving around and came across this Corvette sitting in a field. We talked to the property owner and the car belonged to his father who had passed away. The car was complete, less the water pump. Was told the water pump went out on the car, they pulled it but never replaced it. We work out a deal and decided to buy the car for her boy (12 at the time.) Decided it would be a good project to work on and when he turned 16, he would have it to drive. Got it home, put it in the garage and slowly started working on it. Replaced the injectors, fuel pump, the Opti spark set up, and some little odds and ends. He got to start it at 13 and it runs perfect. On to the current issue at hand. The brake lines that run along the frame rail to the rear, curve up and disappear into the rear of the car behind the back driver's seat area. The problem is there is a leak in that just above the curved area. I thought about just splicing the line but when it comes to brakes and a 16 year old I would rather not. Can anyone link the correct lines for this car? I have seen several kits, but the line style is not what I am seeing under the car. I am also looking for a repair manual for the car if anyone knows of a good place to get my hands on that for free 99. Mostly due to a bundle of wires on the driver's side rear before the tire that appear to have been dinner for a colony of mice. Any help would be appreciated. I am new to the form and there may be one in here, but I wouldn't know where to look.

 

Look in the well behind the drivers seat. The ABS pump is in there. You might be able to find and fix the leak instead of replacing lines. Factory service manuals pop up all the time in the for sale/wanted area. Keep an eye out for the year you need.

 

Nice. Thank you for that. Wasn't sure why they ran into there. The issue is there is a hole in the line running up to that, so the line would have to be replaced. It couldn't be as easy as it leaking from where it disappears into that area. Then I would have to question why they would put the abs pump all the way in the back like that. I get space is limited in the front where they have everything else crammed under the hood.

 

Google “DOT approved brake line fittings”. You can get repair and inline compression fittings for both brake and high pressure fuel systems that meet DOT safety requirements. I’ve used them numerous times and they work great.

 

Thank you Tom. I may look into that. I have used inline splices before on things that I drove. Just taking a little extra caution with the boy.

 

https://www.inlinetube.com/products/cxb9301

 

Welcome to the Corvette Forum K9Cakk! This is the right place to be if you ever have any questions or issues with a Corvette!


I used Classic Tube for a set of Fuel Lines and the entire Brake line set. The box showed up and it was huge because of the parts inside. The brake lines were all pre-bent and simply folded in half to get into a box. The same for the fuel lines. I was very glad because the whole system is there and I don't have to re-invent the wheel to get the brakes back to work.

They offer you the choice of metals in case you need to have the expensive SS parts. I chose the standard and they were perfect and really saved me a lot of time. The Bosch ABS system is located behind the drivers seat on my 1988. It has a bunch of tubes going in and out and is moderately complicated. The parts are drying up or have dried up and the number of working ABS system has become smaller. The 1988 is a one year only Corvette and has a Unique Brake system. The rear brakes don't have the mini-drums inside of them, this particular year they used a caliper that had a lever built in for the parking brake. They also used a one year only master cylinder on the 1988 Coupe.

 

I got a set from classic tubing for my 95, and the set was alright? I ended up having to make 2 lines out of copper brake tubing.

The 2 lines had incorrect fittings and would not attach to the ABS
The rest of the lines matched up well until they reached the ABS and I had to bend them to make reach threaded ports

I reached out to them and they offered to have me send them my OEM line but I just decided to DIY it.

I ordered Part Number - "CV1030-OE"

 

I'm curious as to what happened between 92-93 and 94-95. Thats a gap in prices. Considering I do not need all of the lines, I may run with the 94-95 as its quite a bit cheaper. Still on the fence about it though. Be my luck the line that needs to be replaced will be shorter and I'd just wait 171 bucks for giggles.