Devil's advocate here... is the cost of the tools greater or about the same as just buying the pre-bent and flared lines from a restorer company?
I have not priced either just asking.
Not all brake lines are reproduced. Those are good for stock type restos but if you get into custom brake lines for aftermarket brakes or hot rods, you are on your own. I gave a complete set of brake and fuel lines for a 69 cuda to Finelines about 20 years ago to use as patterns because they didn't have ANY A-body in their catalog. When I talked to them 2 years ago to buy brake lines for my 64 Valiant they told me they were getting out of car lines completely and concentrating on newer trucks. They did not have any early A in stock (I actually went there in person) and would have to bend what they could on a custom order basis. So another source has bit the dust.
I ended up reproducing all the lines for my 64 starting with 25 foot coils of 3/16" tubing. I replumbed my system anyway because I eliminated the factory proportioning/splitter, converted to dual MC and used an adjustable proportioning valve.
I have 3 benders and 2 flaring tools now. But not the big Eastwood.
And...for those who live in the rust belt, brake lines on modern iron seem to start rusting out and leaking after about 10 years. I cut out the rusted sections and splice in new pieces as needed.
