Fuel Tank Side Fuel Hoses Retrofit

I decided I wanted to get the first part of the fuel system retrofitted with new hoses. Nothing like 36 year old hoses cracking and spewing fuel on hot headers! I started with the fuel filler neck hose…..OH MY GOD..what a pain in the a$$. It literally took me a few weeks to get the right combo. The wining touch was some clear racing cell filler tube and my wife’s uncle, Sotiris. This was definitely a one man job and without his help, I wouldn’t be writing this. Next up was the fuel pump hose. I do have a new fuel sender gauge but I am not installing it yet. I cleaned up the wiring to see if there maybe was an issue with corrosion or something. Will find out soon. I wrapped the fuel hose in a heat resistant mesh cover. I wanted to avoid vapor lock so that will be a nice addition to the engine compartment. I also have a new fuel pump because the car was stalling. It might be a float level issue or it might be the pump. Either way, I’ll go through a process of elimination. My goal is to just make this a driver at this point. Pics below:

Exhaust Install

The exhaust system was looking rough but solid so I decided to give them a similar Jet Hot Coating as the headers so there would be more continuity in the system. I bought all new brackets, seals, bolts, etc. Jet hot did a good job not coating the chrome tips. The system installed great and I can’t wait to start it up and hear the new headers with the stock tailpipes.

Header Installation

I decided to go with the Hall big bore headers. I had them jet hot coated satin black as I wanted the engine bay to look somewhat stock. I had heard a lot about Stage 8 locking fasteners so I thought I would try their headerbolts. Basically, they lock the bolt in place which should make it so I don’t have to snug down the bolts again in the future. I cleaned the surface of the block and I got a new crush-type header gasket that guarantees no leaks. I put the headers into position and they fit great. You can see below some of the stage 8’s installed. I made sure to put anti-seize I still have a couple more locks to put on but wanted to do a test fire first before closing everything up.