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The American Classic Truck Parts wasn't willing to ship the parts to Finland. Now I need to find out if there is anyone with a PayPal account, who I could pay the items to, and who would be willing to ship the items to Finland. I would be paying for the shipping, of course.

Or, if anyone knows if there are other companies which sell the Engine Bolt Kit for a 261 and by-pass oil filter lines, information would be greatly appriciated.

261 This forum has many retired guys that I am certain will be honored to help you out. I would be with them (retired) if I didn't have two kids in college.
Let's see what develops here.

Maybe some of our European or Aussie members can help with this by posting their experiences with American vendors. Surely someone will ship International.

Lots of places won't ship overseas mostly because the only cost effective way to ship overseas is thru the USPS.. and they have pretty poor tracking on packages delivered within the U.S., let alone packages that go outside of the country.

I've shipped maybe 12 packages outside the U.S. via USPS, and 5 of them have had problems.

Usually they get 'hung up' at some point while some inspector opens it to see what it is.. but nobody tells you that, and there isn't a number you can call or check on the internet to see where the package is or what's going on with it.

Meanwhile, the guy you sent the package to is all freaking out, reversing charges, or demanding his money back, and all you can do is say, "I sent it.. here's the receipt to prove I did."

And every now and then, a package just anishes off the face of the earth.

That's why many of the outfits that do ship overseas only ship via UPS or FedEx.. which is usually quite expensive.. but the up side to that is you get 'real time' tracking on the package.

But since those methods are so much more expensive, most people don't want ship that way.

But I know there are other International Stoeolters out there, perhaps one of them will chime in and offer a suggestion or supplier that carries the parts you need, and willing to ship internationally.

An issue I came up against as well is duty fees. It took me 2 months to get a watch shipped to me in New Zealand from the US because we didn't pay any duty fees on it. The fun part, it was MY watch! I was having it repaired,...
Shipping parts can be tricky, weight is a big issue there. Splitting the shipment up (if possible) can save some time & hassle & I have shipped internationaly via USPS several times in the last year with no hangups.
I'm sure there's a supplier out there that can help, I'd be willing to help you out if you dont find other sources.

On the bypass lines, if all you need are lines, you can probably get what you need custom made locally at a nearby airport/aerodrome that has hydraulic maintenance shops. There are also industrial shops that work on farm tractors or trucks. I've found them to be a great help on special projects, never know, you may find someone who is a fan of old bolts & will hook you up cheap.