653 Brake Lines

Jim is certainly corrrect about the advantages of SS. But when he talks of copper bursting I'm sure he's referring to any replacement with thinwall copper tubing. I know of no incident of the original thickwall copper ever bursting.

I have a 1930 Auburn Cabriolet and am considering replacing the copper brake lines with stainless, which has been recommended. (I searched old messages and found this information -- very useful!)

I am wondering what effect this has on authenticity -- will points be deducted in judging because the material of the lines is not as original?

Ken Gluckman

Kevin,

What part of PA are you from? We are having the Spring meet next weekend in Danville, there should be several knowledgeable Auburn people there. There is also the Macungie show (outside of Allentown) the first weekend in August that a lot of us gather at.

On the brake lines I'd go with stainless steel from the auto store that already have the ends formed. They are easy enough to bend with a tubing bender and you don't have to worry about them bursting like copper lines.

Jim

The copper brake lines last almost forever and work great - but make sure you use the thick walled tube like they did originally. The thin wall tubing that all the parts stores carry now will burst.

Derek

Kevin, the factory used 1/4 copper tubing for the fuel and brake lines on your car. From the looks of the originals it was roll tubing that was cut to lengths. The correct lenghts are in the parts book. The exact routing, I can help you with. Give a call 715-262-3183 3-9 PM central time.

Is there anyone making sets of breaklines already bent for the 1935-36 Auburn 653 sedans. If so what is the company. My car had no brake lines on it when i bought it so i dont know how they are supposed to look from the factory.
Thanks in advance
Kevin McQuown