Where to find hard brake lines?

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Originally posted by popsrcr:
And comp2, I agree with that last statement as well. Only frustration I've had is calling only to find they don't have it in stock. I'm so accustomed to being able to tell that online now...

But, I have had good experiences with most of the vendors and am sure I will continue to.

I have had good experience with them as well and don't mean to imply otherwise but if anything I want to say is wake up or the world will pass you by and leave you in the dust. We all respect these people; all of them.

Let me give a case and point. I completely understand that the parts issue with the Pantera could never be what the MGB is BUT having said that look at the MGB stuff available by catalog and online. You stand in your garage, you look the parts up in the catalog and you place an order, by fax, phone or online. All parts available are listed and 99% of the time in stock. This is one of the vendors:

http://www.victoriabritish.com/

I understand I am comparing apples to oranges here but a lot can be learned from this and I would like to see something that is part what we have and part what this MG vendor does. I did a rotesory restoration ordered $20K in parts and never talked to anyone except for one return. 90% of the time I pulled up the order page, clicked the parts and went back to work. The parts on my door step 2-3 days later.

http://www.rc-tech.net/MGB/gal/d1.jpg

With the Pantera I spend the time I was working on the car trying to guess which vendor has which part making phone calls, it is 100% different and time consuming experience.

Try your local speed shop or auyoparts dealer. In our area there is a shop that will make brake lines to match your existing lines. They will make them in steel or stainless steel. They run the old lines thru a machine that copies the line.
Richard T.

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Originally posted by RichardT:
Try your local speed shop or auyoparts dealer. In our area there is a shop that will make brake lines to match your existing lines. They will make them in steel or stainless steel. They run the old lines thru a machine that copies the line.
Richard T.

Yep. That's the answer I'm getting from the vendors who are out of stock..."make your own"!

Thanks all,

D. Ocean

Danny,

I have a pair from an early '72 that I'm parting out.

e-mail me at:

johnmaffeo1@yahoo.com

John

Danny,

There was an earlier post in this thread for Classic Tube. There was a discussion on this vendor some years back since the owner happens to own a Pantera. The lines are listed under "Pantera", not De Tomaso. As I recall the fit and finish are 100% correct and custom fit orders accepted.

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Originally posted by ParaPantera:
Danny,

There was an earlier post in this thread for Classic Tube. There was a discussion on this vendor some years back since the owner happens to own a Pantera. The lines are listed under "Pantera", not De Tomaso. As I recall the fit and finish are 100% correct and custom fit orders accepted.

Yeah, I checked them out. Have purchased from them before for my Corvette. They only sell a whole set. I really just need driver's side rear...

...Why don't you do what I did; Buy your own 'Flairing Tool' and Bare Tubing, and make the hard lines yourself!! Yes, your dealing with 'bubble flairs', so change them. Actually a bubble flair is nothing more than a 'double flair', 'Half Completed'!! I Don't give Excuses!...I Give Results!!! Now get to it!...