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My understanding is that you have to do more than just take off the clam. It runs through the side sills.
They make "hand held" crimpers, but they usually cost a few hundred bucks. Chances are that a new fitting could be crimped onto the existing hose. You probably can not re-use the current one as it is already crimped and it would be difficult to re-insert the hose. A new fitting, crimped on properly, should fix it. You can do this with a "hand crimper", or any hydraulic shop could handle it easily.
Note that the hose fitting is not AN fittings that are popular with hot rodders and custom cars.
Another possibility is to install a standard to AN fitting and the install an AN fitting on the existing hose. They can usually be installed on hoses with a pair of wrenches to compress the fitting onto the hose. You might also be able to find "crimp-less" standard hose fittings to use instead of crimping on a new hose.
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