Making plumbing vs. buying plumbing - brake and fuel lines

I do a little bit of both. I buy 72" lines from the FLAPS and then cut and flare them to length. I like straight lines and hate to try to straighten out the tube once it has been rolled. When I added it up, the price was about the same as buying a bag of nuts, and it saves time as you only have to do one end.

 

I bought the brake line kit from Walcks 4wd. cost was around $130, everything fit correctly. Replaced all the lines in the time it would have taken to flare and bend a couple of pieces. Looks very original.

 

Another neat trick with 3/16 brake line- use a T-10 torx screwdriver that's laying in your toolbox as a deburring tool after a cut. Insert bits don't work as the splines don't taper up to the main shank. I came across it by accident, works really well.

 

Here is an option for folks who want custom lines made up.

This guy is in the automotive line manufacturing business, but has also recently started doing aircraft lines also. The only contact info I have is the aircraft site, but I know he will be more than willing to make up whatever you need for your application. I am using him for the fuel system lines on my Jeep, and the power steering pressure side also.

http://www.tsflightlines.com/