You could always just buy a new connector and swap the shell: http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?keywords=ST40X-18S-CV(30)
$3.48
If you haven't lost the little plastic arms you can melt them back to the body of the connector with a soldering iron...
Goodridge and Technafit lines are also DOT compliant.
As for StopTech pressurizing their lines up to 4,500psi, that seems to be standard fare as far as compliance for FMVSS 106 Burst Testing protocol...
As per FMVSS 106:
"Expansion and burst strength. The maximum expansion of a hydraulic...
Lift arm-rest:
Pull up to remove cup holder assembly:
** I forgot pictures -- but pull the e-brake handle off. It WILL slide off with some force. I've read in some threads that there are clips at the base you have to deal with. There aren't. Just pull. **
The problem. Metal-on-metal...