[njsteve]

I spent today getting the fuel lines straight. A 1970 340 is very simple. Only one 3/8 fuel line from the tank to the fuel pump and one vent line to the "whoop-de-doo" vent that goes up into the trunk. (The vent line actually looks like a vintage "Whee-Lo" toy from the 1950's). I had to pull the passenger side muffler shield to access the vent nipple on the tank (when Dave got the car, there was no tank so he didn't route the vent line before installing the exhaust.) Dave almost had a bird this morning when I told him I might have to remove the valance to get to the muffler shield. In the end, I was able to wrap the exhaust tip in bubble wrap and then loosen the aft trunk hanger mount and lower the muffler an inch or so which enabled me to get the shield out so I could get to the vent nipple on the side of the tank.

After getting the fuel lines done I moved to the exhaust and tightened it from one end to the other, readjusting as needed to get the tips to come out straight. Of course once the tips were straight, the passenger side, rear, over-the-axle pipe was leaning up against the shock absorber. I couldn't get it to rotate at all since there is nowhere to pry and nothing to pry against that wont get damaged. Bright idea: I used two radiator worm-style hose clamps and an 18" prybar. I hose-clamped the end and middle of the pry bar to the vertical portion of the over-the-axle pipe and voila, it now had a handle to manually adjust it to the right spot, without moving the muffler or resonator, or scratching anything.

Here's the rear view with the tips all done (and the vintage 1970 Cuda only "VENTED ANTI SURGE" gas cap I got off a guy here in NJ who restores them. He had the exact one for $35.)

And you can see more missing tail trim clips from another vendor who didn't send enough in their kit. The extra clips should get here tomorrow...

And a photo of the "Whee-Lo" whoop-do-doo vent line