I bent some 5/16" metal tubing to go from the fuel pump to carb. It looks really good. But when I bent tubing going from the exhaust manifold to the dual stage fuel pump, trying to make it parallel the other, it looked like heck.

How can you bend two pieces of 5/16" tubing together to make them match? If I use the bender's adjacent 1/4" or 3/8" grooves, the tubing gets flat.

Should I buy another bender and open the 1/4" grooves with a 5/16" chainsaw file? (Stevejumpr wouldn't like me doing that to his bender!)

Or can I use 1/4" for the vacuum tubing going to the outlet of my dual stage fuel pump? That would be the easiest solution.

Thanks!!


1948 3/4-Ton 5-Window Flatbed Chevrolet

34 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.