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Modified puck is a good lift for the 404C sills....I cleaned out the 4 front brake cylinders and reinstalled them a couple of weeks ago. I realised a couple weeks ago that the front crossover brake lines with bubble flares need a specific type of fitting. So I looked online... Sunday Nov 16 I made a couple of lines and then mounted them all to the car. New rear proportioning valve with two of the three lines connected to it... Third line connected to the prop valve. Longest line to the front mounted and the end will be flared under the car once I establish the perfect length. Front crossover lines and some other spare brake parts arrived from France Nov. 19. ALVEAS is a good fast supplier. So Alveas sent me lines with two different types of fitting. The upper one is correct.....according to my original fittings that can't be re-used.... ...so I made another that was identical to the correct one... Alveas correct line at the upper left; one I made with a Peugeot (but not 404) fitting on the upper right and below that, the one I made to replace the incorrect Alveas one which is at the bottom. RF wheel LF wheel The metal brake lines can all be removed and replaced with the engine in situ but it's not easy. I had to cut the rear line to the correct length (mm-perfect!) under the car and flare it there, and then connect it to the splitter with the splitter not yet mounted to the crossmember. That's because the steering rack in a LHD car will prevent access to the fitting nuts for tightening if it's on the X-member already. Cut the RF brake line under the car too and flared it there and that one can be mounted with the splitter on the X-member. The next step is to take the Hydrovac out and tighten the RF brake line on the splitter and mount the last metal line that attaches to the firewall. Then it should be ready to bleed.

Today, it's back where it belongs.