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Originally Posted by JPN_GP
I was expecting to have to replace the brakes lines anyway, but at this point should I only worry about the damaged lines or should I replace all of them?
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If the other metal lines are not in bad shape (not rounded off, no rust inside or obvious weakening) then you can likely get away with just reusing what you have and replacing the failed ones. I do this on driver cars that I either need right away or the cars have been running recently enough that I'm not dealing with 10+ year old residue and nasty brake fluid - I also admit to re-using rounded off heads in a pinch too. If you're doing a more thorough restoration to get such a car running for the first time after a long time of sitting\questionable storage, there's no reason not to replace them all. Especially if the one that failed looks in bad shape besides the rounded off fitting.
Rubber hoses always get replaced in my book, too cheap to not and they'll hose you (get it!?!?!) when you least expect it.