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Old 07-20-2018, 12:29 PM
Zulfiqar Zulfiqar is offline
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Thanks for the confirmation about the bad advice of using a compression union. I did not think of it or consider it until I saw a video on YouTube of a guy promoting the idea. He seems kind of shady and I was wondering.

I stopped at my local NAPA store and asked about brake lines. They sell one that is a nickel/something alloy but it is about $2.50 per foot as opposed to $1.00 per foot for steel. I asked about metric fittings and he said that it would come flared and with the fittings I need. I would just need to bend it.

I just need to figure out how to get to the clamp that sits right behind the engine.
the precut and flared line can be too long - so that is also a concern, you can buy them from autozone too.

brake lines come in three flavors.

1 - uncoated steel
2 - coated steel
3 - cunifer (the best kind)

get some cunifer assembled line, and coil it up properly if its too long - thats the cheapest way to do it. Otherwise you will need to purchase a bubble flare tool to make exact length lines yourself.
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