i want to know if i need specific hoses for the cooling system, ad where could i get them. can i just pop down to my local B&Q and look for hoses
there? i guess garden hoses are not suitable for the cooling system?
about the brake pipes, can they be regular copper pipes or do they have to be rubber pipes suitable for use with brake fluid? how can i get ahold of
these?
i'm also a bit confused about the size of the pipes themselves. how big is the fuel line supposed to be (pip diam.) and the brake? 
thanks!
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Originally posted by robertst
i want to know if i need specific hoses for the cooling system, ad where could i get them. can i just pop down to my local B&Q and look for hoses there? i guess garden hoses are not suitable for the cooling system?
Use car coolant hose or equivalent available from Car Factors
about the brake pipes, can they be regular copper pipes or do they have to be rubber pipes suitable for use with brake fluid? how can i get ahold of these?
Specific hydraulic pipe made of copper is usually best though is available in other copper alloys (bundee tubing) commmonly 5/16" or 4mm
i'm also a bit confused about the size of the pipes themselves. how big is the fuel line supposed to be (pip diam.) and the brake?
Fuel line is same as donor - but 8mm copper pipe (central heating tube) is great to work with
thanks!
Ive used 5/16 kunifer for fuel lines before (from motor factors - copper equivalent, marine grade).
I used samco for cooling with ali flared joiners. Regular car hoses can be bought in a variety of lengths and bends - friendly motor factors should
have good selection available to view.
Again specific brake pipe can be bought on a roll for cheap. Again available as kunifer. I think mine is 1/4" from memory. motor factors will
know exactly what you need.
Brake pipe should be 3/16" the best pipe to use is sold under the brand name "Kunifer" is a special cupro nickle iron alloy, it is
fairly easy to work and form flare on and is both corosion and fatigue ressistant.
Bundy is/was the trade name for a mild steel brake pipe with a thin copper coat that was developed in the 1930/40s to replace copper brake pipe which
had been prone to fatigue failures.
Steel brake pipe isn't really suitable for use with DIY flairing tools, copper brake pipes are decidely iffy and are actually illegal in sone
contries.
Fuel pipe material isn't so critical copper pipe is OK.
Flex fuel pipe suitable for fuel injection systems is sold by most motor factors including Halfords
Hoses that carry clutch/brake fluid have to be ressistant to the brake fluid --- checked at SVA so use the correct type.
her are a couple of links.
http://www.stevsonmotors.co.uk/hoseandpipe.htm
http://www.nfauto.co.uk/
thanks a lot for your fast replies... but you see.. i'm having trouble understanding exactly what a motor factor is... as much as it sounds
silly, all i have around me are retail car shops (the most diy thing they have is usually the oil filters and some tools, but no tubing,
materials,etc, etc) and usual repair garages.
whats the name of a common motor factor out there in the UK? i could compare that with what we have here...
thank yoU!
Try searching for motor factor in yell.com. They know what a motor factor is 
My local two are Frenco's and C.R. Marks. No idea if they're chains though.