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Rather than fabricate a steel line myself since I'm not very good at tube bending, it looks to me that a steel line from a Corvette vendor should fit my configuration. Even though my '69 small block with a Quadrajet is in a C1, a 1969 pump, line, and fittings should fit, right?
Okay, I got my fuel line in from CA and the pump is coming in from NAPA tomorrow. I just removed the electric pump and snaked in the line, not easy. To my surprise, the pump pushrod was in there and in prestine condition.
In my first pic, is that the bolt that you substitute a longer one for to hold the pushrod while you install the pump, and then replace it with the original bolt after installation?
Also having difficulty figuring out where the heater hoses go in relation to the fuel line. The way pictured seems to fit best. Not looking for correctness, just functionality.
If it were mine I would route the hoses forward and around to the inner fender. I would maintain a clearance from the fuel line to keep the heat off the line.
IIRC correctly that is the bolt; get a longer one and run in to the hole until it just bottoms out and if the push rod stays up, that's all you need; heavy grease works too.
Yes, route those hoses as suggested and get them OFF the fuel line...a 180* water hose nestled against a fuel line with gas that prob boils around 148* make any sense to you ?
Also make sure that fuel line is OFF the cylinder head with at least an 1/8" gap between them.
Someday I'll have to share my journey to find the correct 63 alternator - and all the restoration vendors that tried to cram the wrong thing down my throat But enough of a thread hijack for now
Someone should start a discussion about correct 63 alternators.
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
But enough of a thread hijack for now
