65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

[Keith B.]

while looking at a friends unrestored 65 Chevelle L79 I realized there fuel line set up looks way better then what the Corvette used. Does anyone know why?

[Mike M.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

did the chevelle use same air cleaner as the vet? only reason I could think of is if the chevelle air cleaner differed. mike

[Keith B.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

Mike the Chevelle use the duel snorkel

[Ronald L.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

More of them built, Chevrolet was all about High Volume production

[Keith B.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

Ronald not really Chevy only built 6,021 L79 Chevelles in 65. that is fairly low seeing how they built 375,678 Chevelles in 65

[Mike M.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

that air cleaner off the chevelle looks like it might interfere with the corvette 45 degree fitting and rubber hose. perhaps thats why the chevelle has what appears to be a factory steel inlet to carb line. mike

[Keith B.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

Mike I would think the Corvette air cleaner base would clear the Chevelle steel fuel line. just seems odd that the Corvette got a rubber hose and the Chevelle got a chromed steel line

[Barry H.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

Keith, Did the Chevelle also have a "Fuel Filter" bolted to the intake manifold? 65 Corvette 350 HP has the fuel filter bolted to intake manifold with a steel line from fuel pump to fuel filter, then a rubber hose from a 90 degree fitting in fuel filter to a "Banjo" fitting on the carburetor.
I have always wondered why GM would use a rubber hose on top of an engine that if cut could cause a major fire very quickly?
Barry

[Keith B.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

Barry


this car is a unrestored 43,000 original miles 65 two door sedan Chevelle

[Barry H.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

Keith, Now I see, the filter & Line from Fuel pump are identical, The steel Chevelle line should fit by changing the 90 degree hose fitting at the fuel filter exit to a 90 degree 5/16 flair fitting & replace the "banjo" fitting on the Carb with a straight 5/16th flare fitting. Only problem could be interference with the Corvette Air Cleaner base & the Chevelle steel line? Barry

[Keith B.]

Re: 65 Chevelle L79 fuel line VS Corvette L79/L76 fuel line

Barry a quick look in my Chevelle repro parts book shows no one makes that line. so doing all this might be next to impossible