Possible to make another snake shaped metal fuel line at home?

[Dibbons]

Bought a new metal fuel line (straight of course) for a 72 SSP 318 line that goes from fuel pump outlet up toward carb. Decided to reuse the old factory line (partially stripped) because I could see no way I would ever be able to duplicate the factory shape which has a big "S" curve as it comes out of the fuel pump. Now, two days later, the old fuel line is dripping fuel and the engine only starts and dies. How have you other wrench heads solved this common problem?

 

[super-bee_ski]

In my opinion: YES
You can duplicate the bend.
Some machine shops can do it.

-You can try it yourself with a tube bender

 

[Photon440]

Using a tubing bender, I made all my own brake lines by copying the original lines. I'm sure it would work the same with fuel lines.

 

[super-bee_ski]

Using a tubing bender, I made all my own brake lines by copying the original lines. I'm sure it would work the same with fuel lines.

Photon440 is correct
And, you can pick up 3 ft runs of fuel line at NAPA and try the bends yourself.

-I did and it cam out great.

 

[texas69bee]

I know this is going to sound weird but I use to watch my dad bend brake lines on the family car as a kid. He filled them with table salt and tape both ends shut. Then he would bend them. The salt would help prevent the tube from kinking.

 

[WileE]

I know this is going to sound weird but I use to watch my dad bend brake lines on the family car as a kid. He filled them with table salt and tape both ends shut. Then he would bend them. The salt would help prevent the tube from kinking.

Smart man.
A guy back in the day had a roller skate wheel bolted on a bench with a gap near a hard steel bar. I couldn't figure it out, so I just bought a tube bender.

 

[Photon440]

I know this is going to sound weird but I use to watch my dad bend brake lines on the family car as a kid. He filled them with table salt and tape both ends shut. Then he would bend them. The salt would help prevent the tube from kinking.

Not at all weird. I've been in steel fab shops that filled pipes with sand before bending them. They had giant sand boxes with heat lamps to make sure there was no moisture in the sand because the pipes were going to be heated up and they didn't want any pressure. Musical instruments, such as trumpets, have the tubing filled with pitch or tar to prevent collapsing, then it gets melted out later.