Fuel Injection Fuel Pump

[Don H.]

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Larry, you can see better in my photo than I can see holding the piece in my hand and using a magnifying glass. Of course it is LL.
I concur with Mike. Your primer on the 0083 is much appreciated.

[Bob R.]

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Larry,
Long Island Corvette has a listing for the chrome fuel line which I tried to purchase recently and I was told they no long offer the part in chrome only the stainless steel replacement part which is not magnetic. Long Island said the quality of the chrome was poor and they stopped carrying it. John DeGregory told me the 63 pump to filter line was a different length than the 64 or 65 lines and said the reproduction lines don't fit well on the 63's.

[Larry M.]

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I'm currently running a set of NOS lines I bought from Jerry Bramlett. The chrome on these is not as good a set I bought from LIC which I have for reserve. Jerry might have another set. Just google Ramjets That Run for his web site.

While John may have a point my very limited experience tells me that any you buy, including the NOS I'm using, require adjustment/bending to work and no two fit alike.

[Alan D.]

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Ditto on Larry's comment. The one I purchased from LI about 15 years ago looks great, but would not fit correctly so still using my original on the 64.

[Larry M.]

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Not to be outdone by Alan....I still have my originals which I only changed due some corner rounding on the flare nuts for the nationals this year.. When I put them back on I'll sleep better at night.

[Larry M.]

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Also, not to be critical but helpful. I got gigged at the nationals because the plate on the block under the fuel pump flange was painted and should not be. Noticed that in the pic above that Danny has his painted.

[Don H.]

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Good to hear that the 63/64 judges were rigorous at National level judging....... I'm sure you appreciated that when they handed you the blue rosette...
Here is my real deal on my 65 L76.

[Larry M.]

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What's all that wet gooey stuff. Chevy's don't leak.

[Don H.]

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seriously??!! You should see the pump on my 64. If there's no drip pan under it, it ain't a shevrolay.

[Larry M.]

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seriously.....do you have a bolt in the "shipping bolt hole"?

[Alan D.]

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So now NCRS is back to NO paint, well simple enough to strip before next meet. However think I'll wait
till next year to see what is called for, ie paint/no paint.

[Mike M.]

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up until a couple years ago, i ALWAYS painted the plate orange. then a couple of national team leaders believed they were bare. hence, when i took our airbox to las vegas for its Duntov, the plate was bare. I'm on the fence whether or not the plate was originally orange or bare. mike

[Alan D.]

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Recall a detail discussion on the subject relative to the factory assembly process, when was engine painted followed by when pump was put on.
Just can not find it. Will continue to check.

[John D.]

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Roger, what I recall is that the length of the pump to filter line is different due to the fuel pump outlet locations and fittings. The lines that vendors sell are the later 64/65 lines as are the NOS ones. John DeGregory would be familiar with the differences.
Dan

Sorry I am late getting on this discussion Roger. I did not read all the posts.
You are better off using the correct '64 engine fuel pump. The '63 chrome fuel line is for the 4657 pump. Catalogs typically list this chrome line 63-65 but that's an error. The '63 line is all by itself. It's about1/2-5/8" shorter and the bends are unique for the 4657 pump fittings.
Now I understand Richard Fortier reproduces the '63 FI line.
Meanwhile make it all as original as perfect. Use the correct pump and the readily available fuel line.
If you have the 30-30 cam in your engine then a stock '63 FI needs massaged. Now if you have a 70017375R then you might be OK.
If you need more info turn to page 2 in the Restorer to see my contact info. John D

[John D.]

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Hi Larry Meyer. See my reply on the fuel lines. There is a 63 line and a '64-'65 line. "63 is all by itself but can be massaged with a dead blow hammer or so I am told.
Story: Around 2008 when my engine compartment, etc was re-restored on my 63 FI car (LWC) I supplied a NOS "63-'65" fuel line. So my restorer called me and said my line didn't fit. He compared it to the wrenched up line on my engine and said the bends were different and the length of the line was different. So I told him to use the beat up original.
In the old days Wayne Walker I believe made the correct lines. But that was a long time ago. As mentioned Richard Fortier makes the correct '63 line today. John