Steel fuel lines through center tunnel question Options

[Demick]

I'll be taking advantage of my engine being out to move my fuel pump to the front and run steel fuel lines through the center tunnel. I know many of you have done this. I just have one question:

Regarding the ~30 degree bend that happens near the front firewall to go through the front gromet: can I put this bend in the tube first and then insert it all the way through the rear firewall and up to the front? Or do I need to somehow add that bend with the tube already in place (maybe insert it too far so that I can make the bend in the fuel tank area and then pull the tube back to it's proper place). I thought I remembered making the bend first, but it seems like it would be awfully hard to get it through the center tunnel with the tube already bent.

Just wondering what the easiest way is.

Thanks
Demick

[skline]

I just did mine and I bent it after I got it through, it was a real pain to do it that way but I too figured that it would be hard to get it through with the bend. I didnt ask anyones opinion before hand and just did it. With the interior all out and the engine out, it was easy to get the line through as I could look down the tunnel from the rear with all the insides taken out and inspection plates removed. The bend was only difficult because there was not much room to work with down inside under the tank. Either way, it still worked. Good luck with it.