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Old 06-02-2014, 09:27 PM   #1
Artikgrau325is
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Need help wrapping up this disk brake conversion (brake line related)

Hello everyone! I purchased a front disk brake conversion from Tomsclassics on Ebay, and so far everything has been a relatively painless install (we shall not talk about the days spent trying to separate ball joints).

I'm nearing the finish line, and I've got the booster/master/and prop valve mocked up to make sure everything fits. It was here that I hit a snag with my brake lines:



As many of you know, the stock lines (at least on a drum equipped 68 C10) came straight up underneath the prop valve. Now I need them to go to the front and rear.

Not to be a bugaboo, I commenced searching this very forum, as it usually answers the majority of my questions. Unfortunately I'm not getting very clear answers pertaining to my situation. Most of the disk brake conversions I've seen on here are from a 71-87 truck, not an aftermarket install. As for answers, folks seem to lean on the custom brake line setup.

After searching for a few hours I found some threads related to my issue, but they're quite old now and don't exactly have the precise answers I'm looking for. Perhaps there's some super easy adapter kit available now, I don't know.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=221180



To be honest I want to finish this as painless as possible. I don't know how to bend custom tubing, I have no clue what size adapters/fittings I need, and I'm hoping that someone here could offer up a solution. Even something as simple as "all you need is front brake lines off a 71-72" would be awesome.

So far I've deduced that:

-I can plug the top fitting for the front wheels, and feed them both from the lower front, instead of running two separate lines for the front wheels.

-My stock brake line fittings right now are 9/16 to rear and 7/16 to front. That's the wrench size, not sure what size the fitting would be.

If anyone can help me out with this, it would be greatly, greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your time,

-Mike.
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