OK, here is the long awaited update! With help from Wicked Stick and Mitch (Friend, local alcoholic, A&P, IA) I am done with my first plumbing job!
Making one's own stainless steel PTFE brake lines is no more difficult than using the plastic lines provided by Van. I also chose to install a parking brake (line lock) so that complicated the install a bit.
Installing the fittings on a 45 degree angle eased the installation of the hard line between the brake valve and the bulkhead fittings.
Here are the hard lines:
You start by cutting the lines to length. I chose to use an abrasive wheel in my die grinder. A nice parallel cut through the line with electrical tape around the desired location works well. The electrical tape keeps the strands from expanding. The ss braid is kinda like one of those chinese finger toys.
Having the tool that is available from Pegasus is really helpful in getting all those strands back and out of the way so they don't get stuck in your connector.
You can then use the tool to push the sleeve onto the inner PTFE line.
Once the sleeve is in place, you insert the nipple/connector into the line. Hit the threads with a drop of lube and snug it up. The line will rotate around the fitting so having another person present to flip the line around while you tighten the joint is handy.
It is most important that you not forget the female part of the connector before completing the other side of the line!!! Tightening the connector is best done using the vice and a wide wrench.
Tighten the fitting down until the male/female gap is about .020" - .030 apart.
VIOLA!!!
It is as easy as that!
Now for the testing procedure. Hmmmm, I will letcha know how that goes. Each of the fittings seemed to go together very well. I would really be surprised if they all didn't pass inspection.
You will need only one 90 degree fitting to complete this installation.
Hope this helps you!!!

CJ