[1969] 1969 Digest, Vol 73, Issue 5

[David C. Herrin III]

the 1969 Front Only Brake Hose ( rubber ) were once available from  
several reputable aftermarket suppliers - nowadays you may take your  
chances on those "repos".

I made a few pairs of my braided stainless steel brake hoses ( DOT &  
TUV certified for Street use " matching and found most Corvairs had  
been changed to 1965-8 Front Wheel Cylinders and Hoses. May still have ?
David The Source

> Hi All,
>
> Just a quick 'minutiae' question that is bugging me since I am currently
> replacing my original front brake hoses (*only* available from your
> friendly Corvair parts folks).
>
> Does anyone know the history on these hoses?  I have spent about an hour
> checking & can't find anything else that might have used these.  Are they
> really specific to 69 Corvairs only?  Why would the factory make up
> something specific like this for a car they were phasing out (and were
> trying to use up all parts specific for the Corvair)?  Since the front
> brake hose for 65->68 Corvair is the same part used on the 69 Belair,
> Biscane, Nova, etc., it doesn't make sense to me that the factory would
> make an effort to use something different, and specific for only the 69
> Corvair, when there was a huge supply of the 'regular' ones available!  Any
> comments, thoughts, history facts??
>
> Regards,
> Dave

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