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PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 2:28 pm    Post subject: Flex brake lines Reply with quote
After many hours and several feet of scrap, I am finished bending fuel lines and moving on to brake lines. Wondering if flex hoses would be a viable option to the hard lines inside the fuselage. I know some of the pros for hard lines, but I can get the hoses made up locally, so it is something to consider. Any builders out there who have gone the flex hose route?

Stan Loer
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:19 pm    Post subject: Flex brake lines Reply with quote
At 03:27 PM 6/1/2013 Saturday, you wrote:
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After many hours and several feet of scrap, I am finished bending fuel lines and moving on to brake lines. Wondering if flex hoses would be a viable option to the hard lines inside the fuselage. I know some of the pros for hard lines, but I can get the hoses made up locally, so it is something to consider. Any builders out there who have gone the flex hose route?

Stan Loer
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Hi Stan,

Here's how I did mine in the RV-8. Worked great. Took me three tries to get a scheme I was happy with.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:29 pm    Post subject: Flex brake lines Reply with quote
At 04:18 PM 6/1/2013 Saturday, you wrote:
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At 03:27 PM 6/1/2013 Saturday, you wrote:
>After many hours and several feet of scrap, I am finished bending fuel lines and moving on to brake lines. Wondering if flex hoses would be a viable option to the hard lines inside the fuselage. I know some of the pros for hard lines, but I can get the hoses made up locally, so it is something to consider. Any builders out there who have gone the flex hose route?
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>Stan Loer
>RV8 QB
Hi Stan,

Here's how I did mine in the RV-8. Worked great. Took me three tries to get a scheme I was happy with.

Matt Dralle


Whoops, I didn't mean for that picture of the Grove Mini Brake Fluid Reservoir to get into that set of pictures. The GMBF seemed like a good idea, but in reality, it stuck out too far and required that I pull the rudder peddles back one notch to clear the firewall when full rudder was applied. I didn't like losing any leg room so I scrapped the GMBF's and did the braid hoses as shown.

After I sent those pictures, I also realized that I had a slightly modified 4th revision. Attached are pictures of that version.
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Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:42 pm    Post subject: Flex brake lines Reply with quote
I used stainless steel braided lines from Summit Racing. Super easy to fabricate yourself to your exact dimensions.

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On Jun 1, 2013, at 6:27 PM, <stazel(at)cpros.com (stazel(at)cpros.com)> wrote:
[quote] After many hours and several feet of scrap, I am finished bending fuel lines and moving on to brake lines. Wondering if flex hoses would be a viable option to the hard lines inside the fuselage. I know some of the pros for hard lines, but I can get the hoses made up locally, so it is something to consider. Any builders out there who have gone the flex hose route?

Stan Loer
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