Probably 18 years ago, I talked to the Owner of the Right Stuff at the Canfield swap meet. He didn't have the patterns for a 1971 Oldsmobile Royale convertible. He told me to cut the lines flush at the fittings, label all ends, I used wide masking and labeled everything. Fold the lines and send to them. He sent me back a steel set, they fit like they were made for the car!
•》plus the new word that's popular today, FREE. I've always cut the lines off flush, wire brush around the fittings and soak them a few times, use a 6 point socket. I know regular steel lines will last me for the rest of my life.