You'll have to be able to get under the car to replace the brake line. If you don't have a good jack and set of jack stands, that's the place to start. Don't work under the car with it just on a jack. It's not worth getting killed.
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well i was planning on telling the next owner. he apparently restores cars either way so he has the tools to do it. he just wants a compression fitting to get it on the trailer.
ok guys i have some nicopp lines and i bought the ridgid flare tool from amazon last night. im going to replace the whole brake line since im probably going to keep the car.
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yea i just need a quick fix so i can drive the car to my house. its at my grandparents and all they have there is a leaky jack that i brought over, and 2 very thin metal jack stands. when i jack up the car there i always use both of the jack stands in the same spot plus i have the jack holding it (although after a few minutes the jack will be on the ground again)
Or he could flip it still holding you liable for the repair, if he restores cars he should know better than have you rig a repair.
i dont think you know why he wants a repair, its literally just to be able to stop the car when it gets on the trailer. there is no way this car could legally drive on the road anyway since it isn't even registered yet.
plus compression fittings are legal in my state so he would have no case against me.
after doing some research i figured out a regular brake system uses about 2000 psi while the compression fitting i am using is rated to 5000 psi, i know you guys will just deny anything with compression fittings, but i cannot find anything on the internet of someone with a story of compression fittings failing. say what you want but its all people that just preach not to use them. plus i am pretty sure it would be more safe to use a compression fitting than to flare with my 20$ harbor freight flare tool.
Or you could have gone and bought a line with fittings already on it, bent it and installed it in the time you have been jacking around trying to flare and rig the rusty line. Have you considered that if the line corroded to the point of a leak, the entire length of it is suspect? Many times steel brake line rusts from the inside out, since in this country, almost no one ever changes the brake fluid (DOT3 and DOT4 absorb water, BTW). Same reason I won't use an open container of brake fluid.Even today, people are religious about changing engine oil, but almost never change brake fluid.
Honestly, your story is all over the place....selling it, keeping it, have a buyer, going to keep it.....I'm worn out trying to follow this.
You should ask lilbowtie about resale on clean non-"image" cars. Personally, I don't see a red on red regal bringing $5K , unless you find a buyer that thinks 22K miles means it's the same as if it were 2 years old with that mileage. We all know that sitting most of it's life is not really good for the car. There will be plenty of worn-out parts on it due to age, not mileage.
But I do sincerely hope you find a buyer that appreciates it for what it is, since it seems that you are not in a position to really devote a lot of resources to it.
Honestly, your story is all over the place....selling it, keeping it, have a buyer, going to keep it.....I'm worn out trying to follow this.
You should ask lilbowtie about resale on clean non-"image" cars. Personally, I don't see a red on red regal bringing $5K , unless you find a buyer that thinks 22K miles means it's the same as if it were 2 years old with that mileage. We all know that sitting most of it's life is not really good for the car. There will be plenty of worn-out parts on it due to age, not mileage.
But I do sincerely hope you find a buyer that appreciates it for what it is, since it seems that you are not in a position to really devote a lot of resources to it.
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yea working minimum wage while in school plus having the car 30 minutes away isn't really the best position to work on it, i agree. but the line didnt just rust out, it was good but it was just rusted onto the brake hose, and when i tried loosening it the line snapped. the line is not rusty the rest of the way i can guarantee that.
EDIT plus i have very little passion for this car because its so heavy has little power and you can get japanese cars for so much cheaper and so much better preformance.
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