Thanks for the excellent responses, I moved the fuel line and will be moving the brake line too, just to be sure.

I have a '30 Model A with the same issues, but no hood, this pickup has a hood and fenders. The Model A has not given me any problems, been driving it for 5 years. I've heard these style cars and trucks are hard to keep cool, just don't want to have any vapor locks or boiling brake fluid.