Heres a couple of pix of the fuel system for my 78. I wanted to keep a stock type of appearance but I also wanted plenty of fuel on hand to feed the 454. So my remedy was to just bend a line from a high pressure mechanical race pump thru a inline stock type fuel filter to a Moroso bypass fuel log. It has a bypass valve that will return fuel to the tank. I just ran the bypass fuel return line with the fuel inlet line.It goes all the way back to the fuel pump area and hooks back into the factory return line that originally was fed at the fuel pump.It also keeps the fuel cool because now the fuel is not stored in the puel pump and absorbing the eng heat.The fuel just free flows . I will also be able to feed a small adjustable powershot NOS system right from the log. It will all be hidden behind the fuel log & lines. And hide it all under a dropped base 14 " air filter. Notice the fuel pressure guage peeking out from under the air cleaner.The front shot
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the side shot showing the fuel log and return line.

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I went thru a lot more work to do this and be be frank im not sure why I want a 454 in a 78 Camaro to look like a time period 78 street car, so im using parts from that time period also. It would have been alot easier to use braided lines ... but what the hay? :crazy:

Hey great job. Good to see people still taking the time to do things that way.

I want my 454 to appear mild/stock as well. I will be taking alot of time to ensure this. But first I have to get the big block built! LOL

I think this looks way cool and when you run some killer times at the track people will start to give it a second look.

I kinda did the same thing with one of my 5.0 mustangs. Thing looked pretty mild but went 12.12 at 114.

I'm wondering if you have a regulator some where to maintian pressure to the carb, and not just let the fuel flow freely back down the return.

the regulator is built in the fuel log. It only starts to bypass once pressure is achieved. That way I get instant recovery right at the carb from a sudden fuel demand and not 24 inch's away at the regulator or pump itself.

Looks Fantastic Dennis.

the regulator is built in the fuel log. It only starts to bypass once pressure is achieved. That way I get instant recovery right at the carb from a sudden fuel demand and not 24 inch's away at the regulator or pump itself.
Thats a pretty cool feature. I think you're right, it would be perfect for feeding a small nos shot.

COUGH...COUGH <whispers> I have one of those too. Yes my plans are to actually take the bypass regulator back off and rotate it to where the( 2 )1/4 pipe holes you can see in the pix on each side of the pressure guage are to the inside of the log drill a 1/8 pipe hole to put the fuel guage back on the outside like it is in the pix. That way I can hide the fuel supply to the nos solenoid and also install a fuel pressure safety switch for the nos system. That big air cleaner covers the whole thing up you can only see the 2 lines in the front of the eng. Im gonna flip that carb heat shield and re plumb the fuel solenoid so hopefully it will all be concealed under that alum plate. < sgt. schultz says " I see nothing..">

Nice lookin work,bending fuel lines like that isnt easy...very nice!