S2KPUDDYDAD

I have had a few differentials from Europe and all were rusted very bad. I think the weather on your side of the pond is far more harsh than ours over here.

zeroptzero

My car has been on jackstands for a few weeks I had a look at mine and all I see is like a rubber sleeve over the brake line then it disappears into the rear of the car. I'll try to have a closer look but the line seems to have a sleeve over it and no signs of rust. My car has that ugly thick sticky dealer rustproofing all over the place, it is ugly but it still looks freshly applied.

Looking forward to pics of the affected area .

SpitfireS

Sorry, no pics yet.
Still on the camera - have to develop them first

(= have to find the right software on the laptop to read the format and to shrink them down a bit)

It wasn't as bad as I thought with the brake lines - they still feel pretty ridgid at the rusted parts - but the fuel lines were also rusted - into the hardline / plastic line coupling and this worries me.
I had to remove part of the exhaust to get to the brake lines so I could not start the car to check if those special connectors are still fuel-tight.
Just getting the fuel pump to prime did not show any leaks but the return line may not have pressure - and fuel - without a running engine?
The rust is gone & coated - tomorrow I have to paint it - and I will take more photo's.
Also, all of those yellow brake line holders were half eroded away and very brittle.
So I ordered new ones - will be there tomorrow.

Right now the car is on jack stands without wheels.
Also doing braded flex lines (rear is finished) and new pads - if they arrive in time.
And there is some more stuff I want to do: slave push rod + fresh clutch fluid (yearly thing) and all oils.

Oh well...

@ Fasting: did you guys order OEM parts?
(It looks like it)
Did those fuel & brake lines - if OEM - come pre-bend-reday-to-install?
How big was the package?

dwight

Develop? Hold old are you?
http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/

Bugsy

They come pre-bent and ready to bolt up. They do run up the tunnel in a channel that holds the 5 lines.
(2 rear brake, Fuel pressure, fuel return, and vent). The longest lines are like 5-6 ft.

davidc1

WTF?

dwight

Quoting spam preserves spam.

SpitfireS

SpitfireS

^ The plastic clip is almost gone and not holding the brake line anymore.
Due to salt I think.

^ The white stuff here wasn't salt - I tasted it.

^ This is the treated rust, it turns brown/black.
The fluid is supposed to stop the rust.

^ Finished.
Painted with polyurethane paint, leftover from my model airplane days.
It is fuel resistant and stays flexible.
We'll see if it holds.

SpitfireS

Fasting: is this THE reason to drop the subframe?
The one M6 bolt that holds the guide - on both sides?
I think one can reach it from here to loosen it.
If the bolt is too long (?) so you can not get it out and even if that all works, getting it back IN would be a nightmare.

But dropping the subframe to replace brake lines... also pretty close to a nightmare - working on jack stands.