My '55 Belair 2 Door Hardtop Build (sort of

[BamaNomad]

Barbecued SPAM can be pretty good...

[Troy]

Hello All,

Still working on my '55 but I have a question. I'm up and flaring my brake lines, I have my front lines don't and they are 3/16 OD. I was going to pick up the tube to couple the master cylinder to the existing rear lines, some one mentioned to run 1/4" OD lines but the existing line is 3/16" OD. Does this sound right and will it work fine? THanks for the input!!!

[Rick_L]

You can use either 3/16" or 1/4" anywhere in the brake system, doesn't matter for function. So if the fittings or ports you are connecting to are 3/16", stick with that. Avoids searching for adapter fittings.

[markm]

My 67 Camaro, 74 Z28 , 72 Cheyanne Super, 85 Cutlass, 75 Camaro, 87 GMC 4x4 and 72 K/5 Blazer all have 1/4 brake line to rear axle and 3/16 to each front wheel . That is how I decided what to do.

[55Jim]

Barbecued SPAM can be pretty good...

DAMN right it is!

[Troy]

Got my new brake lines bent up and installed!!! What a pain in the butt!!!

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[Rustaddict]

Nice looking job

[BamaNomad]

Nice job Troy! very neat...

[Troy]

Thanks guy's I'm doing all of the hardware first then when I get the whole thing back together I'll pull out the frame and make it look good then reassemble it and maybe even remake some of the hardware!!

[Troy]

Hey I have a question... When I first got my '55 way back in 1972 it had a Borg-Warner T10, I'm sure it was added and that it originally came with a Powerglide and I changed to a TH400. How can I tell if my steering column was a auto or a manual column? Thanks.