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November 17, 2002
Brake rotors, calipers, and soft lines went on last week. It's a good thing I still have the Mustang (Laina may disagree). I never removed the brake line brackets from it.

It would be nice if I could steer this thing. It may be important some day.

Yes, OF COURSE I'm going to paint it.

The steering wheel serves no purpose yet (except to pressurize the rack when I turn it and blow the rubber plug across the garage in a shower of fluid) but it sure looks nice.

Next up, brake lines. What a pain. The kit comes with about 20 feet of raw line for the hapless builder to bend and double flare. Double flaring is a PAIN and one of the fittings requires a bubble flare. No thanks. NAPA sells various lengths of pre-flared lines and a myriad of connector adapters. If only they actually stocked the adapters. I've been to two stores and am still missing three. Sigh.
In any event, selfless Factory Five builders before me have cataloged the exact combination of lines and connectors needed. No guesswork required. I used the stock line material to come up with the appropriate bends before risking my $2.99 NAPA purchase. Brake line one (right front) didn't come out too badly at all.

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