My "Late Life Crisis"! - Page 9

'69Novajoe · #81 Yesterday, 07:08 PM

Uh, and why is that fuel line disconnected now? Well, since I was so lazy about trying to use the existing fuel lines, I was pulling and prodding them to fit. When we first tried to fire the motor, we had fuel leaks at the crimped end of the fuel filter, as well as at the rear bowl fitting!! Since I really wanted to still use hard lines I even tried buying new ones that were so far off they weren’t going to work!!

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It was at this point that I decided to give up on the “stock” look and go an entirely different direction. I saw a system like this on the internet but didn’t like the idea of the fittings being “crimped” on. I took a picture to a local hose and fitting company near me, Mesa Hose. They made me a killer set-up and even had an adapter to connect my fuel filter to their line!! And, since they’re flexible, I’ll be able to remove the fuel bowls if I ever need to change jets, without disconnecting everything!!! I found another “correct” fuel filter I had laying around and we were back!!

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'69Novajoe · #82 Yesterday, 07:12 PM

Looks like we’re ready to try this again??!! Oh, yeah, can’t forget the good old battery “topper” that I modified to look operational!! As a side note, I’m not sure what color the Delco Eye is supposed to be, so I went with green . I can change the color any time, since it’s a clear acrylic rod that transmits color from underneath it. I just put a green piece of tape there, but it could be any color I want.

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**napa68** · #83 Yesterday, 08:29 PM

Nova porn

**dykstra** · #84 Yesterday, 10:28 PM

Looking sweet!!

'69Novajoe · #85 Today, 04:24 PM

After trying to fire it the first time, I realized, in all my excitement, that I had the distributor one tooth off, because I was looking at the wrong mark on the damper!!! When we took care of that “goof”, the next time we tried, we were greeted with the sound of pure, uncorked bliss!! That’s my son doing the camera work. This was the first time the car had been out of the garage for 2 long years!! I was saying that the brake pedal was going pretty far down. The reason being, I think, is because there's not enough vacuum for the power brake booster? It's kind of like manual brakes at this point, which is fine with me. Also notice the “peanut gallery” (my wife and granddaughters) cheering us on??!! Relieved and happy doesn’t even come close to describe how I felt at that point!!

Speakers on, volume up!!!!!

**dykstra** · #86 Today, 05:17 PM

Sounds killer!!!!
https://youtu.be/kPqglCjz6kM?si=YsEWYrX_Uawq7Exd

**Arrowsmith** · #87 Today, 06:12 PM

Congrats! Killer setup. W

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