Fred and Dave,
Thanks for responding. Sorry, I should have been more specific. The brake lines in 53 (and 54) were different from earlier years. From 49-52 the 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton were the same lengths and layout on the front. I believe that the 1/2 ton used 3/16" line and the 3/4 ton used 1/4". In 53 and 54, the layout of the lines was the same for 1/2 and 3/4, but the lengths were different. Based on my 1929-54 Master Parts Catalog, the layouts (of the front lines) looked sorta like this:

[img]http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chevy53/images/lines.gif[/img]

The lengths of the various lines shown were:

Code
Year   Series     A     Bl    Br     C     D 
49-52 1/2 & 3/4   49     -    25.5   56   12.5 
53       1/2      49    44.5  34.5    -    - 
53       3/4      49    35.5  27      -    - 
54       1/2      48.5  44.5  34      -    - 
54       3/4      48.5  35.5  27      -    -
With that said, if anyone has a 53 or 54 (and probably 55.1) 3/4 ton, and could make me a template (or has an old line) of Br (right front), I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

Jeff Nelson

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