[Chevelle-list] SBC fuel line

[Tom Tomlinson]

I have a '71 Malibu 350 with a stock fuel pump and Edelbrock carb. I 
need to replace the fuel line from the fuel pump to the carb. I've been 
told that that line should be steel, especially the part the runs behind 
the alternator/fan. I bought a stock, pre-bent, steel  fuel line, but of 
course it does not fit correctly to the Edelbrock carb. I'd like to 
install the steel fuel line to the fuel pump, cut the nut off the end 
that normally goes into the stock carb, and run rubber fuel line to the 
fuel filter and then to the Edelbrock carb. My concern is that the steel 
line would only be supported in one place (at the fuel pump) and might 
vibrate loose.

1) Should I support the other end of the steel line somehow? If so, any 
suggestions on how and where to support it.
2) When removing the old line from the fuel pump, do I have to worry 
about fuel leaking from the pump?

Tom Tomlinson