Wow...who'd have thunk it? Guess those older Corvette parts would have done the job. Doesn't matter now. Those look good and better than cap screws.
BUILD THREAD 87 Cutlass EFI build: 9/13/23..NEW STUFF!
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Yeah I've gotta check the clearances, especially the "stop" riveted to the lower arm.
How you mean "not lock into the caliper?" I torqued them down, just have to keep an eye.
Locking into the caliper means there are some calipers that have a cast "tang" as it were where the banjo fitting cannot move to loosen once it's torqued down. If there's any pull or push on the line as you steer, along with vibrations, may loosen the fitting because there's no fail safe physical block to keep it from moving.
Not sure how thick the casting is on the brake caliper, but if it's thick enough, you could drill a small hole and put a roll pin in it right next to the banjo brake fitting to keep it from moving, or put a line clamp on it and bolt it to the caliper in some way to stabilize the fitting. Just throwing spaghetti.
Like said above
That grove is there by design, It keeps the factory square headed hose from twisting
Ugh, thanks for that. I noticed those when installing, but the G body calipers are different where the screw mounts.
Like said above
That grove is there by design, It keeps the factory square headed hose from twisting
Did you use Blazer hoses I'm assuming?
Drop spindles?
I used the G hose- had to trim the rubber strain relief off of it.
I used the G hose- had to trim the rubber strain relief off of it.
Naw, couldn't justify the $300 for the drop spindles.
My braided lines are round at the bleeder screw which could cause them to move I guess. They're torqued, I'll keep an eye on them.
Scott,
I'm also using the Russell braided brake hoses on my Blazer brake setup. As John pointed out, the end fitting doesn't lock into the caliper like the stock S-10 hoses do. That's the only thing I'm not pleased about using the braided hoses. At one point I considered having a set made by an Aeroquip dealer using the correct fittings to the caliper(s), if available. My friend who converted his Cutlass Cruiser to Blazer brakes had the same problem with his brake hoses loosening.
I'm still using them, however, but consider swapping them out in the future.
Everything looks great, man. Nice work on the car overall.
I'm also using the Russell braided brake hoses on my Blazer brake setup. As John pointed out, the end fitting doesn't lock into the caliper like the stock S-10 hoses do. That's the only thing I'm not pleased about using the braided hoses. At one point I considered having a set made by an Aeroquip dealer using the correct fittings to the caliper(s), if available. My friend who converted his Cutlass Cruiser to Blazer brakes had the same problem with his brake hoses loosening.
I'm still using them, however, but consider swapping them out in the future.
Everything looks great, man. Nice work on the car overall.
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I used the G-Body Russell hoses too. I torqed them to the Blazer spec, like 40 ft. lbs., if I remember right. I don't see them pulling loose but I'll watch them.
Jared,
It's important that the hoses are torqued properly. I was actually a little apprehensive about torquing them to 40 ft lbs. So far, mine have not loosened up. Knock wood.
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