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Bubble Flaring Brake line tool. Recommendations. Or Nicopp type supplier #1
Fieldbuilder Kevin Hart NC, USA Sign in to contact 1974 MG MGB "RED" 1975 MG MGB "AutoX" 1977 MG MGB "BaLou"	Topic Creator (OP) Aug 4, 2018 03:04 PM Joined 19 years ago 1,625 Posts

Looking to replace old brake lines with NICOPP type brake line's.
Mainly due to easy of bending.
Is there a Bubble Flaring tool that some have had success with?
I see Moss sells nickel copper lines in sets. But not individual lines.
Or, is there a supplier where I can order NICOPP type 1972 MGB
pre-made brake lines, with bubble flare ends and the threaded ends?

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Re: Bubble Flaring Brake line tool. Recommendations. Or Nicopp type supplier #2
phoffman Peter Hoffman Miller Place, NY, USA Sign in to contact	Aug 4, 2018 03:58 PM Joined 19 years ago 1,276 Posts

Try this tool. works great:

https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-on-car-flaring-tool-for-3-16-tubing.html

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Re: Bubble Flaring Brake line tool. Recommendations. Or Nicopp type supplier #3
Ian Williams Ian W Chipping Longjourney, Toofarupnorth, UK Sign in to contact	Aug 4, 2018 04:28 PM Top Contributor Joined 10 years ago 4,930 Posts

I bought a trident hand held tool. Reasonably cheap and very easy to use.. I did the whole car with this one..

You can find them on ebay..

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Re: Bubble Flaring Brake line tool. Recommendations. Or Nicopp type supplier #4
matt167 Matt D Prattsville, NY, USA Sign in to contact	Aug 4, 2018 05:07 PM Joined 7 years ago 173 Posts

Cal van tool # 155. Does 3/16"/ 4.75mm bubble flares ( #161 for double flare ). These are inline flaring tools and will make a good flare in ~30 seconds once you get the hang of it... Get the 165 master set if you ever do anything different.

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Re: Bubble Flaring Brake line tool. Recommendations. Or Nicopp type supplier #5
PeterC Peter Caldwell Madison Wisconsin, USA Sign in to contact 1931 Morris Minor Saloon "Cammy OHC" 1960 Land Rover Series II 1962 MG Midget MkI 1963 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia & more	Aug 4, 2018 05:44 PM Top Contributor Joined 20 years ago 6,682 Posts

http://www.fedhillusa.com. Good folks to TALK to with everything you need.

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Re: Bubble Flaring Brake line tool. Recommendations. Or Nicopp type supplier #6
tahoe36c Paul Hruza Panama City, FL, USA Sign in to contact 1969 MG MGC GT 1972 MG MGB GT 2002 Harley-Davidson Dyna	Aug 4, 2018 06:01 PM Joined 12 years ago 14,284 Posts

Kevin,

I manufactured the complete brake and clutch system for my GT plumbing using annealed stainless tubing and the Eastwood flaring kit. Not cheap ($200), but superb quality. I will use it for the MGC when that time arrives, hence my investment...

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Re: Bubble Flaring Brake line tool. Recommendations. Or Nicopp type supplier #7
oleanderjoe Joseph Baba Fresno, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1962 Triumph Spitfire 4 (MkI) "SPITTY"	Aug 4, 2018 06:15 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 29,281 Posts

Same as mine. DAMN Good tool. I have three of the other "HORSE SHOE %^&*90 " Clamp type ones.
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Re: Bubble Flaring Brake line tool. Recommendations. Or Nicopp type supplier #8
B-racer Jeff Schlemmer Shakopee, MN, USA Sign in to contact 1950 Willys Jeep Pickup "Ratrod" 1964 Land Rover Series IIA 1971 MG MGB	Aug 5, 2018 08:41 AM Top Contributor Joined 19 years ago 20,902 Posts

I have the same one, but regret not spending another $100 for the smaller, hydraulic version that can be used on the car. Sort of a pistol grip setup, like a mini grease gun. Its not really needed on the MGB, but would work SO much better on many other projects where you need to flare one end after threading a long line front to back on bigger cars. Luckily I have a friend I can borrow one from. Perfect flares every time, if you don't forget to install the nut in the proper orientation before flaring. Oops.

jeff@advanceddistributors.com

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Re: Bubble Flaring Brake line tool. Recommendations. Or Nicopp type supplier #9
Mark C Mark Cross Marysville, OH, USA Sign in to contact	Aug 5, 2018 10:41 AM Joined 10 years ago 817 Posts

Owner and fan of the Eastwood tool as well. One of my best tool buys.

Mark..

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