Mean Green............................I must be nuts !
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 17,925
Likes: 0
From: Cincinnati Ohio
Elite Member
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Mean Green............................I must be nuts !
I wasn't really happy with the location of my Line Lock. It was way too close to the headers. So........................... after removing the enire assembly, the alternator, and the washer resevoir :crazy: I found a place that suits me just fine. :D All I need to do is re-fabricate the lines.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,763
Likes: 24
From: Austin TX
Re: Mean Green............................I must be nuts ! (Mag Red Monster)
Cool, I'll probably be mounting my hurst line lock in a similar location.
It should be here tomorrow.
I think I found all the fittings i need commercially available, nothing custom, no cutting stock lines, I'll post all the details when I get it installed.
How did you keep the fluid from running down the frame and taking the paint off when you removed the line?
Eric
It should be here tomorrow.
I think I found all the fittings i need commercially available, nothing custom, no cutting stock lines, I'll post all the details when I get it installed.
How did you keep the fluid from running down the frame and taking the paint off when you removed the line?
Eric
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 17,925
Likes: 0
From: Cincinnati Ohio
Elite Member
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Re: Mean Green............................I must be nuts ! (66ImpalaLT1)
I just stuck a rag down there to catch the little fluid that runs out. Where in da hell did you find the fittings???? I had a devil of a time finding a 12mm
button flair fitting that goes into the portioning valve. What are you using??? Out with it! :D
button flair fitting that goes into the portioning valve. What are you using??? Out with it! :D
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,763
Likes: 24
From: Austin TX
Re: Mean Green............................I must be nuts ! (Mag Red Monster)
I sat down with the manager at the local parts place and went through his catalog of adapters, he had one that should adapt the 12mm fitting to a normal 3/16 brake line. He had to special order them in, they werent even in his computer meaning they had never ordered them before :lol:. I'm hoping they'll be here tomorrow so I can say if they are correct or not.
Eric
Eric
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 17,925
Likes: 0
From: Cincinnati Ohio
Elite Member
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Re: Mean Green............................I must be nuts ! (66ImpalaLT1)
I sat down with the manager at the local parts place and went through his catalog of adapters, he had one that should adapt the 12mm fitting to a normal 3/16 brake line. He had to special order them in, they werent even in his computer meaning they had never ordered them before :lol:. I'm hoping they'll be here tomorrow so I can say if they are correct or not.
Eric
Eric
Just went back into the garage and took another look........it appears that the Edelmann fitting is a 3/16 female end. If you are using hard line from the portioning valve to the solenoid...........it should work great. He apparently needed the adapter to have a male end to connect the the flex line. It's all so clear now. :yesnod:
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 58,783
Likes: 1
From: D*ck ina Box
CI III & IV Vote Ho
CI II, III, IV & V Vet
CI IV Bracket Champ
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Re: Mean Green............................I must be nuts ! (Mag Red Monster)
:D :cool:
btw, where'd you get the wiring :D
btw, where'd you get the wiring :D
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 2,540
Likes: 2
From: Milwaukee WI
LS1Edit Guru
Cruise-In I Veteran
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Re: Mean Green............................I must be nuts ! (Mean Green 2000)
Hey guys.... heres a tip... I've installed several this way.. no problem.
The factory ends and lines are metric. However, the factory line size is just a tiny bit smaller than 3/16". What I did it take the metric ends and enlarge them a tiny bit to allow the 3/16 tubing to fit... This enlargement is only a very small amount, I did it with sandpaper. Then insert the tubing through the metric end, double flare the end, and you're done....
In the end, you have 3/16" line with a metric end on one end and an english end on the other (for the line lock)... works great. No adapters or welding or inventions required...
Just an idea.
The factory ends and lines are metric. However, the factory line size is just a tiny bit smaller than 3/16". What I did it take the metric ends and enlarge them a tiny bit to allow the 3/16 tubing to fit... This enlargement is only a very small amount, I did it with sandpaper. Then insert the tubing through the metric end, double flare the end, and you're done....
In the end, you have 3/16" line with a metric end on one end and an english end on the other (for the line lock)... works great. No adapters or welding or inventions required...
Just an idea.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 17,925
Likes: 0
From: Cincinnati Ohio
Elite Member
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Re: Mean Green............................I must be nuts ! (nevrenuf)
Hey guys.... heres a tip... I've installed several this way.. no problem.
The factory ends and lines are metric. However, the factory line size is just a tiny bit smaller than 3/16". What I did it take the metric ends and enlarge them a tiny bit to allow the 3/16 tubing to fit... This enlargement is only a very small amount, I did it with sandpaper. Then insert the tubing through the metric end, double flare the end, and you're done....
In the end, you have 3/16" line with a metric end on one end and an english end on the other (for the line lock)... works great. No adapters or welding or inventions required...
Just an idea.
The factory ends and lines are metric. However, the factory line size is just a tiny bit smaller than 3/16". What I did it take the metric ends and enlarge them a tiny bit to allow the 3/16 tubing to fit... This enlargement is only a very small amount, I did it with sandpaper. Then insert the tubing through the metric end, double flare the end, and you're done....
In the end, you have 3/16" line with a metric end on one end and an english end on the other (for the line lock)... works great. No adapters or welding or inventions required...
Just an idea.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,763
Likes: 24
From: Austin TX
Re: Mean Green............................I must be nuts ! (Mag Red Monster)
Actually he posted this a while ago. I read it when I was searching old posts. I'm going to try the adapters first, so I can keep the stock line around in case something goes horribly wrong. :)
Eric
Eric