Steel line from carb to brake booster

[Jerr-conn]

 I'm new to trucks, but it don't seem right to have a solid line from carb to brake booster.
The booster is mounted solid on the firewall and the engine moves around on rubber mounts.
Should be some flex between them. I would take your orig line to a parts store and have them
Fix you up with new fittings so you can use a rubber hose between carb and booster. Are you
Trying to keep it looking orig?  Just my .02.      Jerry

[bd]

Jerry, the steel line runs only a few inches away from the base of the carburetor where it connects to special, thick wall rubber hose that runs the remaining distance to the booster.  The presence of the throttle/cruise/transmission cable bracket and manifold fittings, in conjunction with the close proximity of the distributor, cramp the area behind the carburetor.  The steel pipe ensures against potential chafing and perforation of a full length flexible conduit.

[Jerr-conn]

Thanks rich. I learn something new every day. Since I got my 87 r10 350 700r4 , I am learning
a lot about trucks.  I tried to relate cars to trucks. There is a difference.

[bd]

Yeah!  Trucks have more room making them easier to work on... unless you have short legs.  lol

[srozell]

Yeah!  Trucks have more room making them easier to work on... unless you have short legs.  lol

There's lots of ways to get around the short leg problem, but very few ways to make your fingers and arms smaller to work on other crud.

Yay trucks!