well i dont have a manual yet so i dont even know how or where the canister is supposed to be hooked to. I mean i'm pretty sure the line to the gas tank is correct but the line to the carb or egr or whatever is non existent. i think the previous owner removed the egr too

There would be a large sized hose from the Canister to the vent tube on the carb, usually top/front of the carb. Then you'd have the hoses going back to the tank.
Your emissions decal(on the flat part of the firewall above the brake booster) should have the hose routing diagram on it...I think....

ok but there is no emissions label so i have nothing to go by. i'm gonna do some research tonight and see if i can find a schematic. if not i'll post pics of what i have in the hopes that someone can identify the lines.

Here's some pages from my '78 Assembly Manual that may be of interest. I can get pics under the hood too, if that would help.
Also, every time I go for a ride with the tops off my wife says I smell like exhaust when i come in the house. Same thing with both cars. Both cars stock except the cats are gone so it's that good old pre 1975 exhaust smell. No gas smells.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/JeffsVette/AIM%20pages/pa385.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t132/JeffsVette/AIM%20pages/pa402.jpg

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Part of the problem with the smells is the design of the ventilation system. "Fresh" air for the cabin is taken from the wiper plenum..which is right behind the engine area. Even with the rubber seal across the rear edge of the hood, those sweet engine smells are gonna eventually waft their way into the cabin. Add in all of the small holes in the firewall for wiring and such, and it's pretty much a done deal. You can also get odors coming in from the rear of the car, thru the sometimes not so sealed body joints in the rear compartment.
It ain't no Cadillac...it's a Corvette...smell em if ya got em!
Adams' Apple2010-11-09 06:02:32

ok the pics and advice were great now this weekend i can check everything out

I actually prefer them smells to the old green pine tree air fresheners...

Nothing like the smell of a corvette exhaust in the morning!!  Almost as good as NAPALM !!!  lol