10-19-2007, 08:39 PM
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Location: Hopkinton,
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Cobra Make, Engine: early Contemporary Cobra (1005), 67 Shelby GT350 with Inline carb on a Boss 302
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Flaring SS tubing
Hi Doug, you can just put the Dunlop front pistons in the rear calipers and stay with series 1 mounting. The Wilwood increase in piston area is approximately the same increase using the front pistons in the rear. On the SS tubing, it is harder to flare, but bends fine. I use a Garage-Pro flaring tool that I bought from JC Whitney, it's a single flare tool that clamps the tubing really well. The double flare dowels from any kit can be used with this tool to form a bubble or double flare. Then there is AN, a system created by the Army/Navy for its durability and ability to be loosened and tightened multiple times. This system uses a 37 degree single flare backed by a tube fitting that takes all the stress. All aircraft and many Hot Rods use this system. It is a 37 degree flare, I recommend the Rol-Air Flaring tool #507-FB available from Aircraft Spruce. I am using this system along with SS tubing for all my brake and fuel hard lines. All the fittings are compatible with the AN fleible SS lines. Good luck,
Art Nigro
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