Love this thread, Ken. It's great to have Ian help as time with kids/grandkids is better than anything else here on earth.

Years ago, I invested in tooling for AN type fittings and a pretty fair inventory of braided stainless steel hose. It's been a life saver in some situations where hard lines are just a pain or I needed to route away from headers or other heat sources (and it looks really cool too). Don't know if such would work for your fuel line, but I know things are tight in Corvette engine bays. Just a thought.

Best,
Glenn