LS SWAP FUEL SYSTEM FOR THE DR NOVA

[@pushrodgarage8716]

That corvette filter/regulator has to be a godsend for anyone swapping an LS! Good call on the hard line as well.

[@BadLuckGarage]

As long as you're not using anything larger than a Walbro 255 it is for sure!

[@claytonhaske]

@@BadLuckGarage why do you say that?

[@BadLuckGarage]

@@claytonhaske Check out my videos where I tested the vette filter regulators with larger pumps for your answer. The get overrun and can’t maintain 58psi with anything larger. You can try to tune around the higher fuel pressure but it becomes inconsistent.

[@AARRAcer]

New subscriber here. I’m doing an Ls swap on my 2nd Gen Firebird, I got my fuel tank setup from “Tanks”, it’s the same setup you have, I’m curious if the existing stainless steel fuel lines are sufficient? They look to be the same size as the hose that is supplied with the tank…

[@michaelpage7182]

Thank you for your videos. I’m currently working on the same set up and this video has convinced me to run the aluminum line instead of stainless steel because it’s easier to work with. I am going to use the 37 degree tool tho

[@heartlessrobinson919]

I've seen alot of videos on doing the fuel system job and this job is the best and you show everything you done I can finally finish thank you so much

[@BadLuckGarage]

Glad it helped brother. Be sure to check out the rest of the DR Nova playlist for more on this car.

[@TomsTurboGarage]

Looks like a great fuel setup, thanks for the update man!

[@BadLuckGarage]

Hey Tom! Thanks for watching and for the comment brother. I love your channel btw! The owners of English Mountain Raceway and myself have been trying to get in touch with you about an upcoming event. If you think you may be interested, please email me at [e-mail].

[@jdcarguy1242]

Personally I like aluminum lines but you'll most likely get flamed out. Looks good.

[@BadLuckGarage]

People can flame all they want, I build my cars the way I want and build my uncles cars the way he wants brother. 😉

[@srgore67]

Great video. I've got a 73 Nova and I'm going with the Pro Flo 4 on my 383. Doing the tanks inc tank swap and this was a great video to get me started. I'm glad I ran across your KZbin channel. You just got another subscriber and looking forward to seeing what else you have.

[@BadLuckGarage]

This entire build is documented in the DR Nova playlist on this channel. 👍🏻

[@williamcordle]

Great video as always Robert just finished it and going to take your advice and go work on this wiring for my Ls swapped Jeep I have since I’m home for a few days be a great night for a Live broadcast

[@BadLuckGarage]

Sorry brother. Its date night with the wifey right now but dont let that stop ya!

[@georgem.6136]

It is the Vent line to the Charcoal canister, it i remember it goes up behind the Rear seat then to the engine bay / drivers side charcoal canister

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thats what I thought! I just couldn't remember if they were doing that that far back.Wish the charcoal canister was still there.

[@georgedickson2562]

I would be afraid to run the vent into the engine bay because if you have a backfire or some kind of arc with the fumes from the vent in the bay wouldn't that be dangerous just my thought or am I over thinking it . Another great video brother keep them coming

[@BadLuckGarage]

I agree. Thats why I changed my mind at the end of the video.

[@bhwjrproductions]

I’m late to the party but cool video. I’m working my LS swap fuel system on my own car. I’m trying my best to use hard lines similar to what you did. I really don’t want to zip tie rubber hose the length of my car. How’s your fuel lines holding up?

[@BadLuckGarage]

Doing great 2+ years later. 👍

[@philbetthauser9547]

Great job at bending the fuel lines 👍

[@anthonymondello3873]

Phil Betthauser p

[@wannwarriors]

If you said I missed it but i thought you said you were going to post a parts list. Sounds like this isn't a kit you bought your pieces separately so how much did everything cost? And what pump and tank did you use?

[@BadLuckGarage]

Links to all the parts used in this video are in the video description. Links for the tank assembly parts are in the description of the tank assembly video. Goto the DR Nova playlist and you’ll find videos for this entire build.

[@RustyWrenches]

Looking good! I’m at the same point. I’d like to use a 37def flare, but the doe cost $100 for my flaring tool. Too much to stomach.

[@BadLuckGarage]

Im actually wishing now I would have bought the tool. Looks like Im gonna have to change plans for the transmission lines.🙄

[@lparsons6977]

You do good work thank you for your time!

[@BadLuckGarage]

I appreciate that!

[@ezelk1337]

Would it be about the same price to run rubber hose and push lock fittings? I would think that aluminum would stand being exposed to more heat than rubber. Great job by the way. Thanks again.

[@BadLuckGarage]

It all depends on the brand of hose and fittings you use. Keep in mind that you can’t just use regular rubber fuel line in a high pressure fuel injection application and also that modern fuels with ethonol will deteriorate standard rubber lines as well.

[@williamsilva1669]

My 69 Corvette came with a fuel line and return line all the way to the mechanical fuel pump. How does the filter regulator work ? is the supply line and return line going in with only one line out? I'm doing a frame off now with Holley sniper fi and Tanks tank. I was thinking I could use my new stock fuel line for supply and a new stock fuel line for return. I was thinking I'd cut off flared ends and add a section on each ends with an fittings. What do you think?

[@BadLuckGarage]

Yes the vette filter regulator is a deadhead setup. So you only need a single line running the front of the car. Whether or not you use it just depends on how you want your system setup and how many lines you want running to the fuel rail. But it should be noted that the vette filter/regulator can’t handle anything larger than a 255 pump without being overrun.

[@williamsilva1669]

@@BadLuckGarage Thanks for the quick response. Also I have a 69 bb Chevelle and I just mounted the vent to the body right above the tank. Its been that way for years with no problems

[@BadLuckGarage]

A few months after the DRNova was finished we actually ended up re-routing the vent and rollover valve to the back next to the fuel filler as we were noticing fuel smell inside the car. It seemed to have fixed the issue as we’ve been driving it this way for almost two years now with no more fuel smell. It probably just have to do with body seams and airflow under the vehicle.

[@curtthompson2787]

The regulator on Ebay shows the fuel pump connected on the return line. Is that right? Doesnt seem like that would be right.

[@BadLuckGarage]

In most regulators the bottom is the return and all other outlets can be either feed or supply. But there are exceptions.

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

Cool setup. Personally ill keep my fuel pump on side of frame. I hate dropping gas tank to change bad fuel pump. I've had to do it in Walmart parking lot.

[@BadLuckGarage]

Be water

[@manuellozano2880]

Great info bud just what i need to help me build my nova. Keep the videos coming.

[@BadLuckGarage]

I make them in hopes that maybe others may save some grief,lol.

[@MichaelSmith-wb1es]

Nice job. Very detailed and informative.

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thank you sir.

[@jasoncameron34]

That tank looks great brother. I agree i wouldn't use that line either for a vent maybe try to tie it into the filler tube or use some kind of charcoal canister or just vent to atmosphere lol anyway great detailed video as always

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thanks brother. I think I'm gonna take Cammed Slowverado's suggestion from the comments and put the vent/checkvalve back by the filler neck. 👍

[@jasoncameron34]

@@BadLuckGarage kinda what i ment too lmao but sounds like it will work how most are made i know my honda is lol

[@BadLuckGarage]

@@jasoncameron34 I totally didnt think about that but you're right!

[@jasoncameron34]

@@BadLuckGarage Hey brother thats why were here to help one another 😊😊

[@philipschuetz4856]

Very good video enjoyed it

[@BadLuckGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rayaddington4519]

Great vid,cant wait for the engine install!

[@BadLuckGarage]

Its in now! Having a few complications but hopefully will have a video up tomorrow night brother.

[@johnholt8823]

Another excellent video! Very informative!

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thank you sir. I strive to try to show as much detail as I can so that others can benefit from the videos instead of them just being for entertainment. Unfortunately that means I get lots of complaints about the length of the videos but if they help even a few people get through the same process with no hiccups then all the hatemail is worth it. 👍🏻

[@intheshoptv]

How is the ebay corvette style regulator doing? Ive read that only the wix or delco ones are reliable? Any truth to that?

[@BadLuckGarage]

This one’s still working great. Pretty much all parts manufactured the last couple ears are shit regardless of brand.

[@kylebennett4524]

Good video Robert, it's looking good brother!

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thanks brother!

[@motorcityracing7319]

Vary nice going to be a nice cruiser when done

[@BadLuckGarage]

I hope so brother. 👍🏻

[@motorcityracing7319]

@@BadLuckGarage sure it will

[@joerodriguez8762]

This man is great ! So much help with my build

[@BadLuckGarage]

Love hearing that!

[@Chipmunkog805]

Did you eliminate the regulator that’s on the block ? Or did you use that and the corvette regulator

[@BadLuckGarage]

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[@Romi.Frentescu]

Should I cap off the evaporator line on the fuel tank or just leave it open?

[@BadLuckGarage]

This is covered in the video

[@jameymote4598]

Its coming together...cool vid ..man. 😎 👍

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thanks brother.

[@georgem.6136]

Nice job, Looks good!

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thank you sir!

[@georgem.6136]

@@BadLuckGarage Absolutely!

[@asicerik]

Great video. Thanks a lot. Gonna be doing this on my Camaro soon

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thanks for watching brother. I’m glad the video helped you. 👍

[@cammedslowverado3158]

Could you loop the vent line around "up and over the tank" and vent it out near the fuel filler?

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thats a fantastic Idea! I was thinking of mounting it above the driver side wheel but I'm gonna check out the routing options for your idea. Thank you! This is why I love getting input from you guys!!!👍

[@cammedslowverado3158]

Bad Luck Garage, this way any fumes stay at the rear and should be a easy clean way to run it. Also with the fuel pump, did it have a ground strap that’s on the mount? Looked like it did in the video. I wonder if leaving it free floating will cause any grounding issues with it? Could probably tack a mount to the lip of the tank easily “with that nice new welder” 👍

[@BadLuckGarage]

Yea the vette filter/regulators have that ground on them but there’s no charge there so not sure why. I think it just has to do with thier original intended application in the C5. Corvettes don’t have many areas to ground being fiberglass so it probably serves to tie grounds together in the factory application. 😉

[@beasycuz]

@@BadLuckGarage Is this where you finally mounted your vent? I would be interested to see the final product, I'm doing a 74 Nova LS swap with the same tank setup. Love the videos!

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thanks brother. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and I hope they're helping you out as well. I ended up mounting the rollover vent above the drivers side wheel well using an existing bolthole in the frame from that old evap hardline that we removed.

[@ericlambousy2417]

Thank you for putting up this video, Bad Luck. i appreciate it. thanks again.

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thank YOU for watching! And for the kind words.

[@AlienRestoMod]

Nice job dude!

[@BadLuckGarage]

Thank you sir.

[@oldcaraddiction7042]

That line went to the original charcoal canister. That would be an effective and stock looking way to do it.

[@BadLuckGarage]

Yea I was pretty sure that was the deal but the charcoal canister is long since gone.

[@oldcaraddiction7042]

Easy junk yard find and also pretty cheap in the reproduction market. The Nova is lookin really good....can't wait to see the engine in!

[@BadLuckGarage]

I was thinking the same thing but asked Ray and he doesn’t want to add one. I think he’s digging the clean look in the engine bay since I tucked the wires and everything. 😜

[@ulisesjulio1792]

Where can I purchase the tube bender you have? I like the interchangeable wheels.

[@BadLuckGarage]

Honestly brother I’ve had it forever. But it’s pretty common to find at auto part stores I think.

[@TheProchargedmopar]

Use one ear bud with cell in pocket; Maybe then we will randomly hear you sing a line or two of “Whole lotta love” or “You shook me alllll niiiiight loooong”. LOL 😝

[@BadLuckGarage]

I've actually thought about doing this.😜

[@TheProchargedmopar]

Bad Luck Garage Maybe I’ll post a quick vid showing how it’s done...... You’re NOT gonna want to watch as the singing will be Atrocious!! Bahahhaha

[@BadLuckGarage]

@@TheProchargedmopar LMFAO!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chavezepps7398]

Tried using the an fitting and we got fuel leaking from the fitting on a hard line. Any ideas why

[@BadLuckGarage]

Sounds like it didn’t go together correctly. Otherwise it wouldn’t be leaking. All I can tell you is to redo the fitting/line.

[@chavezepps7398]

First much respect the quick response and after two years ✊🏾your videos been a life savor. Yes I think we got a bad fitting adapter. Cause it seems to want slide off. I order another. Hopefully that fixes it 🙏🏾

[@BadLuckGarage]

Not sure if it’s a bad fitting, but I’ve had the ferrules cock slightly crooked causing them to leak of I didn’t hold enough forward pressure on the tubing while tightening the compression fittings. It’s very important that the tube remains fully seated into the fitting when the ferrule first starts getting crushed.

[@chavezepps7398]

@@BadLuckGarage oh! We didnt tighten them enough then I didnt realize it was suppose crush the ferrule. Thanks again

[@mrmidnight32]

Fuck I thought they were universal. I got mine and I think it’s for a Ford. The top disc is huge. Hopefully I can return this shit.

[@georgem.6136]

If its all still in place, i say use it!

[@BadLuckGarage]

I was going to but like a said at the end, I feel like it would run the possibility of putting fumes into the passenger compartment. I actually asked Ray about getting a charcoal canister today but he likes how clean and uncluttered the engine bay looks now and doesn't wanna put one up there. I think I'm gonna put the vent next to the filler cap like someone else suggested in the comments.👍

[@Mokra06]

@@BadLuckGarage Did you end up doing this? I know its been a couple years now :D

[@BadLuckGarage]

@@Mokra06 yes we ended up putting the rollover vent in the back by the fuel filler. Had it in the wheel well originally but was getting fumes in the car so we moved it.

[@Mokra06]

@@BadLuckGarage Ty for such a fast reply, rebuilding my 76 and so glad I came across your video with the exact same parts I had

[@BadLuckGarage]

@@Mokra06 Glad you’re finding the videos useful. As for the fast reply, you just happened to catch me on a day I was checking my channel for comments. Lol.

[@acollins9277]

Nice.

[@montecarlo6.0turbo]

where u get tank and fuel pump

[@BadLuckGarage]

As I stated in the video, the links are in the description brother.👍

[@jerrynova1]

I wouldn't run a vent line into the engine bay right up under the drivers header.

[@BadLuckGarage]

I agree. Thats why I changed my mind at the end of the video.

[@philipschuetz4856]

I would mount the filter. It could break on down the road

[@BadLuckGarage]

It’s perfectly fine and supported by a total of three hardlines brother. It’s been this way for over 4 years and thousands of miles at this point. But if it makes you feel better you can make a bracket for yours. I would never tell you NOT to take extra precautions if that’s what you want to do. 👍

[@kevsweat]

Wrong tools for the AN fitting

[@BadLuckGarage]

😆

[@kevsweat]

@@BadLuckGarage just trying to help you out. Those fittings are aluminum if you don’t use a aluminum wrench to tighten them you beat them up.

[@BadLuckGarage]

@@kevsweat I appreciate the sentiment but I assure you the fittings are fine. And as I’ve pointed out in other videos over the years, I have an entire set of AN wrenches as well as aluminum vice clamps for AN assembly, but I prefer to trigger people by using regular wrenches. It’s the same reason I use spit to put AN lines together when I’ve got a perfectly good jar of Vaseline sitting right next to my work bench. Either way works, but I enjoy reading the comments when I do things off kilter and still achieve the same end result. 😉

[@kevsweat]

@@BadLuckGarage the only reason I commented is I beat mine up then had to redo a hard line from my pump to carb and read the correct way to tighten them with the correct tools. Really sucks beating up a 15 dollar fitting for no reason.

[@BadLuckGarage]

@@kevsweat I’ve never beaten up an AN fitting using regular wrenches brother. Let alone beaten one up so bad that it no longer functioned and had to be replaced. Even on smaller nitrous lines that I’m constantly taking apart to change jets or swap bottles. I bought my set of AN wrenches over 15 years ago and to honest, I can’t remember the last time them. But do what you think you need to do. Not everyone does things the same way and that’s ok. 👍🏻

[@christopherbradley5456]

11 1/2 inches.....lmoa