[Project] Living up to my username

[xtucking22s]

ya...im not big on doing brakes either. thats why i let it sit till it was the last thing to do and so now im finally gettin it done. learning on the go with it all, assisted by Joe.

[gitrdunxtreme]

haha i knew someone was gonna say something about the junior hacksaw, but looks like everything is coming along just great Adam. And if there is a better way of getting that brake line screen shot im sure it will help a bunch of people (me included :-)) But looks great man

[xtucking22s]

haha, screw you guys, dont underestimate the junior!!! lol, it actually felt far more sturdy then the other ones they had. and being that im cutting small brake line this is what i felt best fit my needs. the bigger it is, the longer the small of the blade which means more wobbaly.

and ill definitly get that brake diagram reposted tomorrow in better quality. but it is on my computer at work...and im home now. once im done and got everything proven to work i think om going to make a "how to" thread on stainless steel braided hose lines, and this particulat proportioing valve and stuff

[laydoutjimmy]

dude you definitally should have bought a small pipe cutter instead of a hacksaw and vise

[xtucking22s]

a pipe cutter? how in the world do you plan on using a pipe cutter on braided stainless steel with a teflon inner linning? the direction straight from Earls Plumbing clearly states the words "hack saw" as the correct way to cut the line. so a pipe cutter would have be the incorrect way to do it, and a hack saw is the correct way...and i prefer to do it the correct way lol. a hack saw is also what Joe (Genx-treme) recommended to use and used himself.

[Xtreme24]

when i was helping my neighbor with his chopper we used some badass gardening shears and it did the job with no problem.

[xtucking22s]

oh allright, maybe i will try that, seems a hella lot faster then hack saw. i have pair of wire cutters that can slice through 1/0 wire with ease....i might give those a quick try...

[greencactus3]

if a hacksaw would do it a bandsaw should as well. if you have one laying around...

[AVdime]

just make sure u tape the middle before u cut!

[xtucking22s]

nope, no bandsaw laying around. ill hack-saw it or try my monster wire chompers. but i just plan on walking though the earls plumbing instructions step by step closely...which includes the taping...

[Slow_S10]

I like using heat shrink on braided hoses better than tape... Just a thought.

[xtucking22s]

why use heat shrink? it just comes off anyways. seems like it would be a mess to get off once you cut it. you only have it on there while you are cutting so the hose doesnt fray. or are you saying you use the headshrink for something else?

[Slow_S10]

I usually just use a short piece and leave it on there permanently. Or if you want to take it off just slice it with a razor and it comes right off no mess no adhesive.

[snakenet]

Quote: Originally Posted by xtucking22s

oh allright, maybe i will try that, seems a hella lot faster then hack saw. i have pair of wire cutters that can slice through 1/0 wire with ease....i might give those a quick try...

i need to get me some of those! what are they? like mini bolt cutters? i usually use huge bolt cutters and its still a pain int he ass!

[xtucking22s]

Quote: Originally Posted by snakenet

i need to get me some of those! what are they? like mini bolt cutters? i usually use huge bolt cutters and its still a pain int he ass!

they are from home depot....specifically made for cutting large gauge wire. cuts through 4 gauge like butter.....1/0 it can still do but takes some hand strength. i dont think it could larger. they were $25 cutters so they are a decent pair of "wire chompers" as I call them

[xtucking22s]

Quote: Originally Posted by Slow_S10

I usually just use a short piece and leave it on there permanently. Or if you want to take it off just slice it with a razor and it comes right off no mess no adhesive.

sounds like if you leave it on you are compromising the integrity of the connection at the hose end fitting though. Im just gonna follow the instructions which say to use electrical tape, cut it, then remove the electrical tape. the instructions wouldnt tell me wrong....so its a safe bet.

[Slow_S10]

No problem. I can't blame you for following the directions. And I can't wait to see how your truck turns out.

[xtucking22s]

thank you for the compliments and also thank you for offering your input, i do appreciate it as I am far from a professional, or have much to any experience first hand with this stuff before this project.

[Slow_S10]

Oh and I forgot to mention I didn't leave heat shrink on anything critical like brake lines. I only left it on things like my vacuum lines that I did in steel braid.

[xtucking22s]

ooooohhhhhh that makes more sense then. i figured you were talking about the brake lines. ok, then leaving it on seems more acceptable in that case.

[Slow_S10]

Yeah don't worry everyone it's safe to drive in front of me.

[snakenet]

Quote: Originally Posted by Slow_S10

Yeah don't worry everyone it's safe to drive in front of me.

that just reminded me, i still need to plumb my rear brake lines... theyv been disconnected for about 2 months... belive it or not the truck still stops on a dime, but its still sketch

[TubbD]

Wow! Thats alot of parts. You can have fun with all of that. So far so good man! I love this build

[genx-treme]

I had tried the shears thing, and it worked, but it also deformed the inner tubing a lil and made it kind of a pain to slide it onto the fiting nipple...a hack saw worked the best. I promise. Heat shrink works well too...I just chose to use the tape method cuz I'm cheap..lol...also a small scratch awl works best to seperate the braid so you can fit it over the nipple. Good luck Adam...call me if you need a hand.

[xtucking22s]

Call you if I need a hand eh? hey Joe...I need a hand. how about you get your ass up to Maryland and give me a hand haha. I'll let ya know, but I think I'm set now. Between your help and the instructions that came with the hose I think I got this all figured out now, just need to physically do it all, which i will start Friday and work on all weekend.

[xtucking22s]

i redid the screen shot pic of my brake fittings layout and its much clearer to see now, it updated on the last page but here it is again. hopefully this is helpful to some of you guys


and just to clarify...

The 2lb RPV is a 2 pound(pressure pounds we are talking here) Residual Pressure Valve.
it is the blue thing in this picture:


and in this picture you can see the new disc/disc combination/proportioning valve I bought off ebay. it is one of the most common ones I have seen people use on this forum.

[genx-treme]

lotta good that does me.....

[xtucking22s]

haha, well ive used the help you have given me Joe and passed it on to others now.

I just texted eric and he said my body panels will be done sunday and he will come to my house Sunday and we will put the doors, fenders, and hood all back on. woot!!!!! only thing left after this sunday should be getting the bed done and painted and lineXed and doing the door popper stuff and a few odds and ends and it is done done done!!! that reminds me i need to put the insance back up on this thing since it is about to hit the road real soon. damn....i was getting used to insurance being only $25/month for the bare bones legal insurance since i wasnt driving it.

[David12460]

Are you going to have the insurance company come out look at your truck to insure it for a higher value?

[xtucking22s]

well i have geico currently. and you can do something called a ryder, which is when you add on aftermarket parts to the policy for the value you declare them at. and you pay more for your ploicy based upon the extra dollar amount you are insuring. So I will either do that and add on everything I have done, or look into an insurance company designed around the idea of custom/rare cars like Hagardy Insurance Co.

[Xtreme24]

hagerty is strict as hell, i talked to a lady a last year and she said that depending on the year and mileage, the vehicle must be driven less than 2,500 miles per year and every licensed driver in your household must have a designated car. they also said that my truck wasn't classified in any of their categories. and since. now i'm paying 65/month on it now and my policy is covering the value of $20,000 through mercury.