Originally Posted by waterrockets
Sounds like my hack job on my '95 Stumpjumper: I found some old housing and butted it up against the existing housing to fill the gaps. Now I'm running solid housing lever to brake. Looks like ass, but works just great. That's the downside to having all your old parts in your shop: you never go out to buy anything because you have stuff that pretty much works right there in your house. Frankenbikes abound.
It's no fun if it's too easy. Anybody can bolt on parts that fit perfectly.