$80 is cheap for a good flaring tool.

I paid about 3x's that. Although with Amazon, they've probably come down a lot

That particular type of tool needs to be dead on accurate. Even custom lines you buy tend to leak and they are made with high end hydraulic equipment with precise dies. I personally don’t feel this is one you want to try to scrimp on.

Well, if they do leak, I get to send it back to Amazon and then buy one of the higher-end units like what @Patcon has.

Don’t get me wrong I hope they turn out perfect from the start.

As do I.

I've been watching a hardcore 280Z ground-up restomod on YouTube from BLOK Garage (https://www.youtube.com/@BLOKgarage/featured) and this is the way he successfully went for his brakes so I figured to give it a try as well.

Time will tell.