Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Jacques Reed]

Further to this discussion I have found it is very difficult over the years to find original hydraulic brake line on any CMP vehicles. If they are not completely removed then they are bent beyond recognition or jury rigged from whatever tubing was left lying around.

I attached some photos I took back in 1991 of what I think was an original set of front diff lines on a F15A based on their age, quality of fabrication and lack of damage. I used their design for fabricating my lines.

As for the rear lines I had no originals to go by. The lines shown came on a second truck I bought. The left side seems old and quite well made and could be original. The right side needed a bit of fairing to conform to the diff having been damaged at a few places.
In view of lack of any other info I have used their shape to fabricate the new rear diff lines. I am sure there are many other variations on the theme.

Also included is a recent photo of a chassis line leading to the front diff through a grommet on a paddock bomb F15A. Again whether it is original or not is debateable but the flare fitting tube joiner caught my eye. Maybe the front was damaged and a new tube spliced in or was it "factory" to make installing the "L" shape tubing through the chassis easier?

Cheers,