Where to buy these brake pipe brackets off the shelf?

Where to buy these brake pipe brackets off the shelf?

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david151

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141 months

Friday 18th November 2016
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The following pictures show brake pipe brackets that are welded to the chassis and are used to support the joining of 2 brake pipes. One of the brackets welds to the side of the chassis and the other design welds to the top of the chassis. The first two pictures show these brackets on the vehicle and the last picture shows the brackets after they have been removed. Does anyone know where to buy such brackets off the shelf? If anyone has any links I would be very grateful.







GreenV8S

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285 months

Friday 18th November 2016
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david151 said:
Does anyone know where to buy such brackets off the shelf?
That looks like the sort of thing that an OEM would stamp out by the million for a specific model, but not a service item and not the sort of thing I'd expect to get through aftermarket channels. If you need one made up it shouldn't be too hard for anyone with workshop facilities to cut out and fold up.

david151

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141 months

Saturday 19th November 2016
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GreenV8S said:
That looks like the sort of thing that an OEM would stamp out by the million for a specific model, but not a service item and not the sort of thing I'd expect to get through aftermarket channels. If you need one made up it shouldn't be too hard for anyone with workshop facilities to cut out and fold up.
It's from a SSangyoung Korando 1998, but SSangyoung don't sell that part now. I was guessing they must be common on other vehicles as well, so maybe I could order from another manufacturer? Has anyone seen these on other vehicles or anything like it?

I know I could get them made up, without too much problem. But they would definitely be more expensive than off the shelf. I could even make them up myself, but have very limited tooling here. It's 3mm plate, so would be hard to bend. Plus I don't have a welder and would need some sort of broaching tool to make the hex bit.

steveo3002

10,536 posts

175 months

Saturday 19th November 2016
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unless its some kind of museum quality resoration why not secure them with P clips and self taping screws , stainless ones if you want to be posh

david151

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141 months

Saturday 19th November 2016
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steveo3002 said:
unless its some kind of museum quality resoration why not secure them with P clips and self taping screws , stainless ones if you want to be posh
To be fair I hate drilling into the vehicle, especially the chassis (plus do the regs even allow drilling into the chassis?). I think in time it only causes more problem with rust. Would rather have a weld on bracket.

steveo3002

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175 months

Saturday 19th November 2016
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wont rust anymore than the other side of a weld , dab of grease on the screw and it will out last the car

you wont find those on the shelf ...buy some plate and get busy with the drill /files if thats what you insist on having

227bhp

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129 months

Saturday 19th November 2016
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I'm struggling to understand what's wrong with them and why you've taken them off.

david151

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Saturday 19th November 2016
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227bhp said:
I'm struggling to understand what's wrong with them and why you've taken them off.
I chopped these off a vehicle at the scrap yard, but I need some more for another vehicle I have. The photo of them on the vehicle was from a mates car.

S0 What

3,358 posts

173 months

Saturday 19th November 2016
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have a look here http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/braking-and-...
google, i did and 10 seconds found these https://www.opgi.com/chevelle/CH27001/
or here http://www.classicindustries.com/shop/camaro/parts...


edited after your explanation, this is why it pays to tell the whole storey in the OP not 5 posts later wink



Edited by S0 What on Saturday 19th November 16:13

GreenV8S

30,214 posts

285 months

Saturday 19th November 2016
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david151 said:
To be fair I hate drilling into the vehicle, especially the chassis (plus do the regs even allow drilling into the chassis?). I think in time it only causes more problem with rust. Would rather have a weld on bracket.
I find it hard to believe that any country would legislate against drilling holes since it's not a significant safety issue, something that people routinely need to do and almost impossible to test for. I don't know what country you're in, but if you think there might be legal restrictions on what you can do to your car then I suggest you find out for certain rather than plan based on guesses/assumptions. To be honest I'd have thought that modified or improperly secured brake lines were far more likely to be a safety issue and regulations are more likely to focus on that sort of thing.

As far as rust goes - welding is going to do far more damage to the anti-corrosion protection than a small drilled hole but neither of them should be a problem as long as you re-protect the surface afterwards.