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Thanks everyone. After taking in all suggestions, I just followed Robert Pirsig's advice: "Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind." I eyeballed the stainless line and figured there's enough spare line length in the big curve to "stretch" it an enable the tight 90 degree turn, and I just futzed with it until it worked. Putting it on, taking it off, over and over until I mentally pictured how it should go. I used a sharpie to mark which axis to bend and when my tube bender wouldn't work, used imagination and problem solving to jerry-rig a tube bending jig until I got all the bends right. Like, I used the end of a crescent wrench, which was held fast on a 2x4, as something to carefully bend the line around. Sure, it would have been a snap to pay the exorbitant price for the 1972 cylinder, but I made $200 an hour adapting the line to the cheaper brake cylinder. Success!

I replaced those squiggily brake lines behind the brake drum back plate with the nice new stainless steel kind. One of them fit correctly; the other-see picture-appears to need an additional fitting. Does anyone have any ideas? Loyal Baker 72 240Z

View Advert Rear Brake Cylinder part Looking for the Adjusting Wheel for the rear brake cylinders for a 1972 240. (See photo.) Would also be interested in the kit with o ring and dust boot for renewing the cylinder. Advertiser 1doobiefan Date 04/04/2022 Price Category Parts Wanted Year 1972 Model 240-Z