Wayne here is a pic of mine.
It is very straight and gentle bends. I put the excess toward the rear down by the tranny. Instead of up front. There is more room at the back and not so dangerous parts!
BTW, a 7 tooth drive gear and a 17 tooth driven gear will probably be off. I am going to guess a 20 tooth driven gear will be closer. Unless you have huge tires, than go with one tooth less.