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ESP47 said

Thanks blu, good info there. I have 14" rims so I'm definitely going to stick with what I've got. Unfortunately the guy who sent me the parts sent me everything he had so he didn't have the MC lines either. I've been researching and it looks like I can buy premade lengths of fuel line at Napa and then bend them with a cheap bender and some patience. Hopefully I can figure it out without having to adapt anything to keep possible leaks down.

I'll check the calipers condition too. I just know a lot of the store bought parts are junk so I'd hate to give away original calipers as a core to get a couple of cheap ones back.

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Napa sells premade lengths of brake line with various different ends on them. The green brake line they sell is VERY flexible, so no issues bending it by hand. You can even wrap it around a bottle or something to recreate the original loops in the MC line. Not sure they'll have all of the ends you need on the premade stuff, so you may still end up with an adaptor or two. But its easy stuff to work with, I have a few lengths on a couple of my projects.

I finally gave up and bought an Eastwood flaring tool and a bender. They make flaring and bending stainless a piece of cake, so now I just buy stainless line and make my own brake and fuel lines. For one car its not worth it, but I've got a few, and a couple of 50's and earlier projects that need completely new braking systems, so I just bit the bullet on the flaring and bending tools.

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Dude, I just realized you're in Sacramento. So am I :D. Not sure what your timeline is on getting this done, but if you get the right fittings I can make you up a set of stainless MC lines. My schedule is hectic this/next week, but after the 3rd I should have some time. Shoot me a PM. :thumbup: