Inline to Square Intake - Fuel Lines (84 SVO)

[FBMrider86]

Hi guys, decided to start my forum membership with COP first. Seems like you guys are the most down-to-earth of the other forums out there, but hey, we're not here to judge.

I recently picked up an early '84 SVO. The previous owner daily drove it for awhile but then the boost bug bit him and he started with modifications. The car fell on the back burner which is how I found it. The motor itself is stock and needs the intakes put back on (along with a bunch of other things).

The PO welded on a plate to use a bigger throttle body but for the time being I just want to the get the thing as close to stock as I can with the parts I have. I have a lower intake from an '88 TC and an upper from an '86 (don't ask). I was aware the fuel rails themselves would be different, what I didn't realize is the lines on an SVO run differently than on a TC until I got under the SVO's hood. The 88 rail's soft lines extend downward from the rail to the tranny tunnel while the SVO's turn up and go into the back of the firewall towards the passenger side (but why am I telling you guys, you know this!).

I'm hoping I can just grab some metal barb couplings/clamps, mate the soft lines together and everything will work out just fine. I've never messed with EFI fuel lines before so I'm wondering if this would be a bad idea. Anyone have any tips/previous experiences that are relative?

[tommyb]

In my experience if you really want to get it back to stock, I would try to locate the stock 84 inline intake set-up which should be pretty readily available from somebody, even though you want to use the parts you have from various cars. The PO of my car cut off the fuel line fitting and clamped it to the fuel rail with a hose clamp. It has come off before during normal driving which could lead to a fire worst case so I would not advise clamps. If you want go to the parts wanted and see if you can round up a correct 84 intake for cheap. I have changed my intake to the 86 SVO style and the cut off end is still clamped but this is temporary till I get the proper gas fitting. Do you still have the 84(TE) computer and green top injectors or the PE and brown tops? I am not aware of what the 86 TC upper intake looks like so can't comment on mating those halves. Good Luck and Welcome, I'm sure others will have better answers to your questions.

[brownsvo]

was this ever figured out? im trying not to bubba my system, but going from 85 (plastic clip retainer style) to the later spring locked setup square intake has me at another wall.

[MikeFleming]

You only need a fuel rail from a square-intake manifold OTHER than an 87/88 TC/Cougar. That would include 85.5/86 SVO, 85+ other turbo (Capri, Mustang, xr4ti, etc. EXCEPT 87/88 TC/Cougar as noted above.

Those intakes all have the same push-on fuel line fittings and not the AC-type disconnects that came on the 87/88 engines. Post a wanted ad in the Marketplace here and also oin turboford.net.

Last I heard Greg had a perfect condition NOS one available. We were talking about making a trophy with it (long story).

[brownsvo]

I have a square intake (n/a foxbody) and matching rail. I cut the fuel line off the junkyard car so I'm left with what looks like a spring lock and barbs. Would cutting the 85s clip retainer ends off and press them onto the barbed end be sufficient assuming in a perfect world they match