More Nova questions - specifically big blocks....

[Allen]

Hello all! It's nice to see some interest in Novas showing up lately (my biased opinion, since Novas are my favorite).

In reading some of the discussion, I have a question regarding differt characteristics for the big block cars and specifically the fuel line stuff.

I have a '70 Nova SS 396/350hp, 4-speed, 12-bolt 3.31 posi with the following additional options... bucket seats, console, gauge package, deluxe interior. Based on tracking the history of the car via a title search, I show I'm the fourth owner. I bought the car from the third (obviously), was not able to locate the second owner, but did get to talk to the original owner on the phone several years ago after tracking him down.

Based on that conversation, I'm quite confident in what I have with respect to it matching up with what he specifically ordered in the fall of '69. Even better is that the engine appears to still be the original, along with the tranny and rear end. Overall, the car hasn't been messed with or messed up too much, except for some crappy body/paint work by the previous owner (it was an Iowa car).

My main question right now is about the fuel lines. I've read comments about the 396/350hp having two lines, whereas the 375hp has a single fuel line. My Nova only has one fuel line running under the car. Last week, at the NNN show, I looked at a '69 396/350 and it did have two lines. I checked out my '70 assembly manual, and the engineering sheet on page 316 (for those with the reproduction book like me) shows the dual line as being "cancelled" during the summer of '69. This would imply to me that the '70 L34 didn't get two lines.

So, does anyone know for sure about the '70 model? Did the '70 396/350hp go back to a single fuel line? I don't have any reason to think mine was changed based on the overall originality of the car, but I'm curious. What have you guys seen?

I started thinking about all this a few weeks ago. I took it out for a little therupy drive, and while rowing through the gears, found that the motor starting fading away at high RPM - like it was starving of fuel. I figured I should change my fuel pump, and then got to thinking about the number of lines that I read about, etc etc.

Sorry for the long post, but hey, we all like talking about our cars.

What else is big block specific? The core support, heater box, motor mounts.... what other clues are there for pointing out originality? Thanks!!

If I did the link correctly, you should be able to see a few pics of my car at the link or web address below.

http://community.webshots.com/album/37279735mrCcfe

Allen