46 ford brake line routing ?s

46fatford

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I am in the process of redoing my brake lines on my 46 ford and was wondering if anyone has any pictures of how the rear line to the torque tube is routed and how the line from the master cylinder to the left front is mounted? I redid them last year, but my originals were so rusted out I really didn't have a pattern to go off of, and now the front one is in the way of my dual exhaust install. I appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks
Matt
 
Some of the vendor catalogs have a good diagram, as well as the club 41 - 48 book page 4-13. If you own and work on these cars, you really need the book. It cost about $35 -40
 
Do you mean something like this? Its a little hard to see but it should help.

Flathead_Brakes_46-48system.jpg
 
I was hoping for actual pictures of them installed on an original car. I was wondering if the front line runs inside the outside framerail or the inside frame rail. Mine right now is to the outside frame rail and it interferes with my exhaust. The drawing does help to show me the shape of the line, but does not clearly show the routing. Also the raer line between the master cylinder and the t at the wishbones looks like it curls around the torque tube. Is this the correct way to route it?
thx
Matt
 
Here are the photos of the original installation on my '47. Rear brake line goes straight from the master cylinder to the center frame member as shown then straight toward the rear before turning to attach to the fitting that passes through the frame to the hose on the other side that then goes to the fitting on the torque tube that connects to the lines to the rear wheels.
 

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Here are the photos of my original installation of the front brake line from the master cylinder to the front left wheel T. The brake line comes off of the master cylinder toward the drivers side of the car and turns immediately forward to where the emergency brake cable and speedometer cable are clipped to the frame. The brake line is attached to the frame with a clip at the same point. It then curves toward the passenger side of the car and goes through the hole in the frame and up above that frame to run along the top of it to the T where one line goes to the left wheel and the other to the right wheel.
 

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Old Henry, Thanks so much for the pictures it really clears up how to route the lines. Looks like I'll have a couple of lines to redo.
Matt
 
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