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Old 03-26-2003, 10:51 PM
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without braking them?

I need to put my type r mc, bb, and prop valve, but the points at which the lines enter are different from the ones on my civic now. So how can i bend them or modify them in such a way so that i can fit them?
Old 03-26-2003, 11:37 PM
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Default Re: HOW do you bend brake lines... (1.8 HB)

with a hammer...... J/K.... just do some small bends.... make sure that they are far apart... like space them out....
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Default Re: HOW do you bend brake lines... (1.8 HB)

Get one of these from Sears, cost less then 5 bux, this is what I used for 90's but anything else you can do slowly by hand.



Edit, actually this whole page will probably help you.
http://www.joesfalcon.com/gentip2/gentip2.html


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Default Re: HOW do you bend brake lines... (tonyXcom)

you can get a line bender for cheap and your lines wont look like ***.
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Default Re: HOW do you bend brake lines... (rewsnaeht)

any auto parts store has em
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i bent them with my hand.. slowly and carefully.. there are tools out there, but were too big to fit in the small area that I was working in.

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Default Re: HOW do you bend brake lines... (CRX25)

Can you buy hard brake lines and ness. hardware at most auto parts stores also?

*Sorry I've never looked before!*
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You can buy lines, but they typically wont have the right metric flare fittings.

For the person that started this thread, I wouldn't bother trying to put an ITR prop valve on an EK, if that is what you are going to do. Just get an SI or EX prop valve.
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Default Re: HOW do you bend brake lines... (tonyXcom)

it's on a EH, and if i change the prop valve, i will have to change the mc and bb because of the way it was designed. I would much rather stick to what i have and use my itr parts, anybody have more info or experience on this.
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Default Re: HOW do you bend brake lines... (1.8 HB)

you only have to make a couple bends in the line. all can be done by hand. I did the same thing sometime last year.
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