Brake line adapter fitting?

myredracer

myredracer

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My 600 Abarth replica has a Zastava dual circuit master cylinder and 850 front calipers and 124 rear calipers. I bought a brake line kit from Europe. A problem I've just discovered is that I need adapters to go from bubble type flare fittings to inverted flare at the hoses and the 3-port distribution block at the rear.

Can anyone tell me if adapter fittings are available somewhere? Thread size is M10x1.25 and brake line is 5mm.
 
On my 850 I have the stock master cylinder with the Fiat fittings. Front callipers are Tokico and I have the stock drums at the rear. I made up new brake lines and where I needed new fittings I went with the stock Japanese items that were readily available. In my case, I think they were Mitsubishi. Have a chat with your local independent brake specialist and see what is the most common in your area. Fiat stuff is hard to find.
 
Yeah, I think new correct fittings is the way to go. Not sure if new ones are readily available but I have enough good used ones in the parts bins.
 
myredracer said:
Not sure if new ones are readily available
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New Fiat size fittings are available, but not widely carried by many sources. There have been a couple threads that list where you can get them. But I think the suggestion here is more about using new (different size) fittings that directly mount into your non-Fiat components (calipers or whatever). So your lines may have a Fiat size fitting on one end (say at the master) and a non-Fiat (whatever the components needs) on the other end (say the caliper). To do that you will make two different types of flares on the hardlines, each end matching the type of fitting used on that end. For example bubble on the Fiat end and inverted flare on the non-Fiat end. Flare nuts for pretty much anything other than Fiats are widely available almost anywhere.

Sorry if I just stated the obvious. But I wasn't certain if your last post was thinking differently.
 
Everything I have is standard Fiat stuff so nothing oddball to deal with. I have converted the original drums to 850 & 124 calipers. I did that once many years ago with standard parts. Need to get down to the local brake shop and see if they can do the fittings & inverted flares.
 
Dr.Jeff said:
New Fiat size fittings are available, but not widely carried by many sources. There have been a couple threads that list where you can get them. But I think the suggestion here is more about using new (different size) fittings that directly mount into your non-Fiat components (calipers or whatever). So your lines may have a Fiat size fitting on one end (say at the master) and a non-Fiat (whatever the components needs) on the other end (say the caliper). To do that you will make two different types of flares on the hardlines, each end matching the type of fitting used on that end. For example bubble on the Fiat end and inverted flare on the non-Fiat end. Flare nuts for pretty much anything other than Fiats are widely available almost anywhere.

Sorry if I just stated the obvious. But I wasn't certain if your last post was thinking differently.
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Thanks, found your post on the fittings from a couple of years ago. Good info. and the thread has 3 sources for the fittings. I might just buy new ones from FedHill instead of reusing old ones.
 
myredracer said:
Everything I have is standard Fiat stuff so nothing oddball to deal with.
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Ooops, I think I confused your post with another that described using aftermarket calipers.

Regarding finding the Fiat line nuts. Karl also posted a couple other sources that you might look into. Also, it looks like one of the sources I had listed previously may no longer offer them?
 
Dr.Jeff said:
Ooops, I think I confused your post with another that described using aftermarket calipers.

Regarding finding the Fiat line nuts. Karl also posted a couple other sources that you might look into. Also, it looks like one of the sources I had listed previously may no longer offer them?
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Just ordered some from Fedhill. :)
 
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