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M120 · 02-05-2023, 08:12 PM

I don't post much, but I love Ni-cop.

It's hard to make pretty for a show car. It's to soft to make clean bends in my opinion.

I won't use anything else for a daily driver or anything that would be off-road or see salt/brine. The brine seems to really eat any GM brake line. Especially, over the fuel tank.

I buy it in rolls. Made a jig to straighten it out. Works okayish, but still not pretty. It's to soft to make clean bends. It's really easy to bend by hand, so easy to put in factory clamps if that applies towards your application.
I use an old school Rigid flaring tool.

If I'm correct, BMW was first to use it many years ago. I could be wrong though.

02-05-2023, 08:12 PM	#13
M120 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Atco, NJ Posts: 21 Likes: 12 Liked 17 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Advice on brake lines I don't post much, but I love Ni-cop. It's hard to make pretty for a show car. It's to soft to make clean bends in my opinion. I won't use anything else for a daily driver or anything that would be off-road or see salt/brine. The brine seems to really eat any GM brake line. Especially, over the fuel tank. I buy it in rolls. Made a jig to straighten it out. Works okayish, but still not pretty. It's to soft to make clean bends. It's really easy to bend by hand, so easy to put in factory clamps if that applies towards your application. I use an old school Rigid flaring tool. If I'm correct, BMW was first to use it many years ago. I could be wrong though.