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"I got out the rear crossmember today, and it was pretty bad.  I've attached photos where it's leaving rusty flakes everywhere it goes, and the one I pulled from the junkyard (and treated for rust and hit with a rattlecan). \n  \nThe straps and fill tube look okay; however, the brake lines have those big rusty flakes growing on them.  How does this happen to stainless steel?  Isn't it stainless?  Anyway, it looks like I need to replace them while the crossmember is off.  I've never done anything with brake lines; is this something I need to take to a pro, or can I splice in some nice pieces from the junkyard.  It's only really bad about seven inches forward of the splices by the gas tank.  It would've been better if the couplings and everything forward was good, but that's not my luck. \n \n \n\n"
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