Brake Line ???

[Tynee]

I've spent considerable time reading through search results without any luck.

When upgrading from Manual Drums to Power Drums, what did everybody do about the brake lines? The addition of the booster and bracket moves the M/C up and forward. This means the old brake lines don't reach anymore.

I've thought about getting a Midas or Meineke or somebody to bend a couple of custom line for me, but that sounds expensive (admittedly, I haven't called anybody yet. The biggest problem would be getting a truck with no brakes from home to a shop).

I've also thought about leaving the distribution block down at the original location so that the old brake lines still screw into it, then buying a couple of pre-fab hoses to run from the M/C to the dist. block. I don't like the fact that the only thing holding the dist. block up in this scenario is the brake lines, and I think this would look sloppy.

Third option is buying a tubing cutter and a bender and all the supplies and learning how to bend brake lines myself. This idea has a lot going for it (I like doing stuff myself and I'd have the tools if I ever do another brake project), but is going to be expensive.

4th option is buying the two-piece brake-line kit I found from one of the vendors for $83.00 + shipping. This seems a bit excessive to me, and I'm not sure I'd be getting the right parts, landing me right back where I started.

Any input?