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Post by ashneyder on Jan 21, 2015 2:53:06 GMT
Flat Corbeau bracket it too wide for the old style tunnel, and it blocks the crotch belt mounting point. The sliders can be mounted on any flat surface.
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Post by greg on Jan 21, 2015 3:28:16 GMT
I also bought a bunch of pre-flared SS hard lines. What thread pitch are your nuts? Also, I will take one of those grommets.  |
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Post by ImprobableConstruct on Jan 21, 2015 3:46:37 GMT
I also bought a bunch of pre-flared SS hard lines. What thread pitch are your nuts? Also, I will take one of those grommets. The hard lines are mysteriously labeled only as: Metric thread/Regular flare but they fit just right. |
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Post by jmills on Jan 21, 2015 4:04:42 GMT
Improbable, would be great to get in on a grommet. I can't figure out how to PM / may not have access yet. Can you PM me, or is there an Email I can reach you at?
Thanks,
J
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Post by ImprobableConstruct on Jan 21, 2015 4:33:25 GMT
To PM click a user name then over on the right will be a send message button.
My username at gmail is my email address.
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Post by mawdo81 on Jan 21, 2015 6:23:24 GMT
J you will need another 10 posts to pm. Perhaps ic can initiate the pm then you should be able to reply.
Sent from my GT-I8190N using proboards
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Post by linuxd00d on Jan 21, 2015 15:41:46 GMT
Where do you guys find pre-formed brake lines? Your local Napa / O'Reilly type store? Did you just buy a bunch of preformed ones for Ford and GM vehicles and test fit them on until you find shapes that fit?
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Post by greg on Jan 21, 2015 16:04:49 GMT
Jegs sells all kinds of pre-flared straight lines. It was cheaper for me to buy these than the proper flaring tools....
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Post by ImprobableConstruct on Jan 21, 2015 16:07:34 GMT
Where do you guys find pre-formed brake lines? Your local Napa / O'Reilly type store? Did you just buy a bunch of preformed ones for Ford and GM vehicles and test fit them on until you find shapes that fit? I went to Advance Auto Parts. They are not pre-formed, just pre-flared, straight lengths of hard brake line. it comes in 6", 12", 20", 30", 51" and 60" lengths. There might be a 72" length but none of the stores around here have it in the metric thread. What you are looking for will be labeled: 3/16" X (length) metric thread/standard flare  They also sell this tubing bender that has a slot for 3/16" (not that easy to find) most benders just tell you to use the 1/4" slot. |
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Post by greg on Jan 21, 2015 17:12:08 GMT
Oh you went with regular steel instead of stainless. You can probably bend that using pipes and a little muscle. Haha!
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Post by ImprobableConstruct on Jan 21, 2015 17:52:12 GMT
Yeah. Looking at the condition of the stock lines I didn't think that stainless was necessary. The original lines look brand new. It rains a lot here but they don't sand and salt the roads, at least not on purpose. There are a few roads by the gulf that they battle to keep the sand off. These lines do bend easy but to get nice looking corners the bender is nice.
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Post by einy on Jan 21, 2015 18:29:48 GMT
IC - curious where you are running your lines alone from front to rear. I see some have secured theirs to the PPF, while others to the inside surfaces of the frame's "tunnel". I'm inclined to go with the same general method you're using of bending straight sections of pre-flared vs. buying the bigger $$ Exo s/s braided line kit (for a number of reasons) so I'm keenly interested to learn what is "working best" from your experience.
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Post by ImprobableConstruct on Jan 30, 2015 15:36:01 GMT
I haven't mounted the brake and fuel lines to the chassis yet but it looks like I am going to mount them to the frame tunnel. I think I am going to use rivnuts and mount the brake line first and the fuel line on top of it using standoffs.
Should get that done in the next few days.
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Post by ImprobableConstruct on Jan 30, 2015 15:49:16 GMT
The steel came in for the seat mounts. I cut, drilled, and painted the 1" x.120" wall square tube.  Then I drilled the floor tubes on the chassis and checked fitment.  The new seat brackets are mounted to the frame with 1/2" grade 8 bolts. The nuts just slide perfectly into the tubes and are captured.  The seats are a bit tight when they are all the way back.  But they slide nicely and give plenty of adjustment.  I am a bit disappointed that the seats stick out of the frame rails, but it was a common problem and has been addressed. I have one of the last (if not the last) frame with the old trans tunnel so this shouldn't be a problem for the newer frames. |
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Post by einy on Jan 30, 2015 15:54:48 GMT
Hope this isn't a 'rehash', but what seat slider are you using between the 1" tubing you added and the seat?
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