stainless hoses

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stainless hoses

Reply #15 – March 13, 2006, 09:31:01 PM

hahah, i know, i was confused too! I just figured maybe it was so left and right didn't get confused...? As far as I can tell, everything was stock before I removed anything.

So I took both the old rubber lines and the new braided lines to an parts store and figured what sizes i need for each side. That was easy, but for some reason, the passenger side would thread on all the way by hand, but then didn't seal up with a wrench. I kept tightening then bleeding, then tightening, etc... It kept leaking until the braided line stripped (adapter was fine, i think it was brass)!

Also, if I remember right, the braided lines that came in the fox mustang kit were both different sizes too!

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Reply #16 – March 13, 2006, 09:33:36 PM

oh, also, i had to buy adapters for each side.

and this is going to sound stupid, but I just figured i needed adapters and never checked to see if I was just putting them on the wrong sides... maybe I needed no adapters and just had to swap left for right and vice versa...?

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Reply #17 – March 13, 2006, 09:51:51 PM

If they were different sizes left to right, then they aren't Fox brake lines. SN-95 had different-sized fittings left to right, but not the Foxes.

I need pics of what you have.......

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Reply #18 – March 13, 2006, 10:22:59 PM

Well, I could be wrong. They were probably the same hoses... but for some reason my car had different size fittings on each side...

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Reply #19 – March 13, 2006, 10:30:24 PM

ok, well anyway, I guess I can figure this all out. My only problem is, I have to buy new lines now, and before trying to do this again, I wish I knew why the line wouldn't seal on the adapter (causing the stainless line fitting to strip)...

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Reply #20 – March 14, 2006, 04:22:53 PM

-this past wekend, i just pulled my set out. russell brand for 87-93 fox. only tried the left on the money pit, hard line threaded in fine, but am i understanding that it might be like one size too small and will probably leak if i dont get adapters?? also the mustang lines are different where the u-clip hold them on to the frame, however i found you can get the hose brackets from any 87-94 mustang any swap them in as those will bolt right in and work.....

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Reply #21 – March 14, 2006, 04:37:36 PM

Well if it threaded in fine I'm not sure what the deal is? The two fittings used are the same thread pitch, but only 1/16" different in diameter.
Unless I'm missing something that's different on the 87-88's, all the earlier Tbirds I have installed stainless lines on have had the 3/8-24 INF hardline fittings, whereas the Mustang stuff has been 7/16-24INF.

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Reply #22 – March 16, 2006, 11:09:56 AM

-just an up date, for gathering info, the threads and diameter if my hardlines and on my russell hoses are the same on my '88tc. took them to work with me and threaded adapters in them both. mine are the same for the '88, others may have to use adapters per chuck......

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Reply #23 – March 16, 2006, 11:48:34 AM

So the hardline fittings on your 88TC are the 7/16-24 INF size?

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Reply #24 – March 16, 2006, 04:17:27 PM

-after reading my own post, and it not making sense to me....
yes, they are the same.....