1976 280Z Restoration Project

[HaZmatt]

On 7/5/2017 at 6:31 PM, wheee! said:

Thanks. I appreciate the feedback. I post a lot of pictures for my own reference later, but I remember how I lived vicariously through@hazmatt and all his posts too!

You have already far surpassed my build! Looking great Wheee! The body work looks amazing.

[wheee!]

I doubt that Matt! But I still reference your build time to time.

[wheee!]

A little pseudo time lapse...













Whew!

[sweatybetty]

looking sweet!

[wheee!]

Heads up! If you're looking for copper nickel brake lines, both in Canada and the US, try The Stop Shop...

Just ordered all the lines I need to replace my brake and fuel systems for under $200 US shipped! Local suppliers were quoting as high as $750!

Looking forward to seeing this stuff in person.

http://Www.thestopshop.com

 

[Patcon]

Are these already fabbed to length or material for you to cut and flair yourself?

[wheee!]

25' rolls for me to cut to length. I prefer that I think. The CuNi tube is easy to manipulate and will flare easily.

[Patcon]

I bought a similar product. It does flair pretty easy but a professional flairing tool really helps.

[wheee!]

4 minutes ago, Patcon said:

I bought a similar product. It does flair pretty easy but a professional flairing tool really helps.

I know all about you and your fancy tool.... send it to me!

[wheee!]

4 hours ago, wheee! said:

I know all about you and your fancy tool.... send it to me!

Nevermind! Another Canadian to the rescue! Granny is sending me his fancy tool to use for the lines! What a swell guy

[sweatybetty]

8 hours ago, wheee! said:

Heads up! If you're looking for copper nickel brake lines, both in Canada and the US, try The Stop Shop...

Just ordered all the lines I need to replace my brake and fuel systems for under $200 US shipped! Local suppliers were quoting as high as $750!

Looking forward to seeing this stuff in person.

http://Www.thestopshop.com

 

wow! i think i paid about $40 for a 25' roll of the tubing, bought 2, and used maybe 40 feet if that much. plus fittings, maybe $100.

[wheee!]

I ordered:

50' of 3/16"

50' of 5/16"

25' of 1/4"

10 x 10mm x 1.0 Fittings

$195 shipped (US funds)

Greggs in Edmonton wanted almost $750 (Cdn)

I should have extra material for mistakes this way

 

I decided to go 5/16 for two reasons. I wanted to use the custom rubber fittings Eurodat made me, and I don't plan on building a performance engine anytime soon. If I do need more flow, I can address that later. Plus cost. 3/8" tubing is significantly more money.