ANY ADVICE OR "HOW TO" ON REPLACING THE FUEL "S" HOSE (FROM THE LINE TO THE PUMP)WITHOUT GUSHING GAS EVERYWERE.
I NOTICED A FEW CRACKS DEVELOPING ON THE HOSE (WHICH SENT SHIVERS DOWN MY SPINE), SO I GUESS IT'S TIME TO REPLACE IT TOMORROW.
14 YEARS AGO I SAW A RED 1970 VETTE W/454 BURN TO HELL ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED OVER BUT COULDN'T HELP DO A THING. THE OWNER SAID HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO A FRIENDS SHOP TO REPLACE HIS CRACKED FUEL HOSE.

Draw all all the fuel out of the tank, jack the front of the car up so you can work under the car, use jack stands, clamp the rubber hose near the fuel pump, disconnect at the fuel pump, using a drain pan,release the clamp and let fuel still in the line drain, replace the hose, now go to the back of the car and jack up the back, use jack stands, pull the spare tire carrier assy, clamp the fuel line near the sender fuel line,disconnect the rubber hose, and drain the rest of the fuel at the bottom of the tank so you can change the rubber fuel line at that end and the hoses at the seperator located at the upper left rear of the tank

im lazy.. i just have a couple of short scrap pieces of old fuel line ready with bolts stuffed in them..

when i take a line off I quickly slide a plugged piece on until im ready to put the real one on.

usually just throw an old rag on the floor to soak up any spillage.

you can also use vacuum caps

Or take off the gas cap, and remove the line from the pump and blow in it. When you force the fuel back to the tank, it will stay there. If flows due to siphoning, and you break the siphon. Granted much easier if you have an compressor. If you don't take the cap off first, you put pressure in the tank and it starts to flow again.

As long as you are changing he S hose than at least check the hose in the back, it may need to be changed too. Oh, and do use the S hose and not just a piece of fuel line. It needs the S shape so it doesn't pinch off (I know- I tried it).

THANK'S FOR ALL THE ADVICE AND HELP GUYS.

SHOULD BE STARTING IT SHORTLY.