Fuel line routing?

[waynieZ]

Hello my pro-touring brothers and sisters I am here for the wisdom of the collective! I had a slow leak in my fuel line that was driving me nuts. I have the kit to check hose and tubing integrity, but could never find the leak sometimes it would take 2-3 days to deflate but it was still deflating. Fuel leak NO GOOD!
I found it was tubing that I must have adjusted the tubing cutter too tight too quickly. I trimmed it back but the tubing was all dinged up so I had to go further to get a good seal of the Swagelok fitting. Before I made the second cut I tried my last piece of HS 79 hose and it was going to make it, but the second tubing cut changed that. When I tried the hose for length the way I wanted to run it damn 1-1/2" short! I have one option to run it and have enough hose but not sure about the routing.
The pictures below show the two different routing opotions. Opinions welcome.
The way it's too short will take a 4' piece and not use it all of expensive hose.

This how it used to be



This is how far back I had to cut it back.



This is where I was going to run it. 3" exhaust going in here too.



Here's where it gets questionable.





I think this is where they figure you should run it.



The last picture is where I go short a new piece would be $130 I already have the fittings. I don't want to risk the safety of passengers or the car. I also thought a small piece of stainless tubing to get the connection to the other side of the tank strap and secure it to the tank where Rick's provides, I just don't want to jerry rig it with too many connections..
Let me know what you think.

Thanks in advance.