1970 L78 Nova?

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Rule of thumb is solid lifter cars had a single 3/8's fuel line and hyd.lifter cars had a return line,small and big blocks with hyd.lifters.

[BLACKLS5]

I took some photos of one of the clips and the bolt that holds it to the cradle. It does appear that it was blue but I post some pictures if I ever get my phone and internet back up at home. It's been out since at least Saturday morning. I see that there is a Blue '69 SS 350 on Ebay right now that appears to have a single 3/8 fuel line. It looks to be a fairly original car from the pictures, but again I'm not a Nova guru by any means. I'm not trying to create a story here, just curious as to what it may have been. I may try to search some previous owner history as was suggested and see what I can dig up. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions.

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

I see your Nova was built at the WillowRun plt.My two Novas also were built there,a 72 L48 and 70 L34 and both have a return line.

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Hey Greg,
Any thought on the fuel line issue??

[BLACKLS5]

Here is a picture of the fuel line clip and the tune-up label.

[Schonyenko2]

Almost makes me wonder if someone grabbed the wrong sticker. The clip looks about as original as they come.

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Yes,it sure looks original.I find very interesting why some cars had a return line and some didn't.All the Novas i have looked at over the years had a return line with hyd.lifters.Maybe it was a west coast thing?? It would be nice if somebody had the answer.

[Salvatore]

I believe the return line was a Q-Jet issue and not necessarily a mush lifter cam issue but..........

[nova-427]

i recently bought a 70 ss numbers match 396 auto console buckets . cortez silver 331 posi 350 hp . oval port motor ,but has 6500 red line . ?????fuel system has filter in front of water pump . if that helps . tom

[Schonyenko2]

Originally Posted by nova-427

i recently bought a 70 ss numbers match 396 auto console buckets . cortez silver 331 posi 350 hp . oval port motor ,but has 6500 red line . ?????fuel system has filter in front of water pump . if that helps . tom

I would guess it was a factory mistake on the tach unless someone replaced the original.