June 2004	Rear Brake Line
		The rear brake line needed to be connected to a  L shaped bracket according to the instruction manual.  But I did not have one.  Forgot to take it off the donor.  Drats! So I bought this one from Breezeautmotive.com Note: had to buy a new tool.  A brake line bender. I did not get an expensive one.  Guys on the forum say they have success using sockets and PVC pipe to make bends without crimps.
		This shot shows how the rear brake line runs down to the 4  tubular pipe portion of the frame. It is well clear of the rear end control arms even though it looks close in the picture. I used the clamps provided to hold the lines but never did find the screws the instruction manual said to use.  So I picked up a dozen or so zinc plated 10 x 1/2 hex washer head screws.
		Here is a shot under the car showing how the rear brake line was routed along the 4 inch tube of the frame. The rear line was made up of a 60 inch and  the 51 inch brake lines.  The instruction manual did not spell that out.  I suppose it would have been obvious but I consulted the FFR forum to be sure. I found Breezeautomotive.com offers a rear disk brake kit to replace the drum brakes.  I am really tempted to spring for rear disk brakes.  The jury is still out on that.
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