The end of the brake line I'm working on right now is buggered up and I can't tell for sure if it is a bubble (ISO) flare or not, could just be a mangled double. From the socket in the caliper it looks like bubble, just want to be sure before I waste 15 ft of tube and half an hours bending.

Thanks

 

Yes, its British bubble.

 

Thanks, much appreciated

 

So tell me, how do you do a British Bubble flare?

 

With a bubble flare kit.
This is the one I have
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/OTC-4504
Amazon has it for $18 or so.
You can spend several hundred on them also.

When I converted my 95 Disco brakes to D90 brakes the OTC did just fine.

 

Thanks Tom, I will be doing the brake lines before much longer on mine.

 

Man, they kind of came out ugly, but it worked great and I saved a ton of dough. Can't recommend it enough. You can buy 25 ft of brake line in a coil for $30, another $15 for the fittings, compared to $100 for ONE LINE from AB.