Volvo 240 fuel filters and banjo fittings

I'm working on a friend's 1993 240, and the banjo fittings on the fuel filter look like something from a James Cameron documentary on the Titanic. Any recommendations on a serviceable conversion to something sane, preferably that can be done in an afternoon, and that mounts in more or less the same way?

Alternately, a source for spare banjo bolts (M12 and M14) would be much appreciated.

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james phillips
Volvo 242 GT (being built...)
Scooby killing 04 Dodge Neon SRT Rallycross monster
Lincoln, NE

A well stocked industrial hydraulic place might have the banjo bolts -- metric makes it a challenge. We had a place here that used to stock metric banjoes, but they went bust.

FWIW, some guys at one of the online magazines did a test on penetrating oils and a 50/50 concoction of ATF and Acetone was the winner, haven't tried it myself but I plan to soon.

Cheers, Ted

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Pure mathematics is the enemy of every truly creative man -- Sir Alec

I have some laying around.
What'dya need exactly?

Oh yeah m12 and M14, I guess I can take a break from assembling this 16V Volvo thinmg to drag myself way over to the other side and cOoooohhhh, my knees are grey, my eyes are bent.....

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

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