Lots of advice. If you make the lines yourself. Tape the break line nut on before you flare. If you don't have the old line to copy. Get some heavy gauge wire, pre-bend and copy that. Look into getting a really good flare tool. Eastwood comes to mind. You'll have a tendency to want to use stainless. Unnecessary, but if you do. Know that stainless is hard to work with and it work hardens quickly. Know that all brake connections are double flare. Know that bending and making complete lines is a talent and not for everyone. Pre-bent lines are more expensive unless you have a low tolerance frustration level, a lack of attention to detail, a fuc$ it I quit attitude, or my time is money thought process. If any of those are remotely true. Do yourself a big favor. Suck it up and buy pre-bent. In the crux of it all you'd really actually be time and money ahead. But if you still dive in. Make sure your ends are cut square, chamfer the edges properly, get a container of anti-seize to use as a lubricant. Get some rubber (I have poly blocks) liners for your bench mounted vise to hold your work. And remember how you get to Carnegie hall?
Practice, Practice, Practice
