My general rule of thumb is that I'm not going to pay for things just to reduce my build time. I was happy to bend the hard brake lines through the tunnel and under the seats, but the stock configuration of flexible nylon hoses between the brake pedals seems pretty cheap and likely to leak some day. So I did splurge a little for the stainless steel braided hoses from TS Flightlines, just for the hoses between the pedals, and they arrived this week.

Was very pleased to see the included all of the AN hardware needed for the master cylinders and the reservoir. The hoses are varied in length and there are not any instructions provided so it took me a minute to figure out which hose goes where. Once I got that sorted out though the installation was very easy.

Loosely installed the AN fittings in all places, will need to come back and seal the pipe threads and final tighten. Then connected the hoses to confirm the routing. The two holes in the center rudder support bracket don't work well for these lines so you either go over the top of the bracket or below. Was going to go over, but the top flange of the bracket isnt really wide enough to drill and install an adel clamp to hold the hoses. So I went under and secured both hoses with two clamps and a single bolt.

Tidied things up with a few tie wraps and checked the motion of the pedals and brakes. Clearances are good.

Will not final torque anything yet. This whole assembly need to come out when I paint the interior. But it's done for now.

Also went ahead and springs on the master cylinders to help them fully extend and not drag. It's a common modification and I got the McMaster-Carr part numbers off another builder's log. Part numbers in image. All went together pretty easy, but the springs are a little firmer than I wish they were. We'll see.