again....whats this called
so i cant find a by pass hose fitting ive been to every damn parts store in town where can i find it
It's called a.... (wait for it).... NIPPLE
Try Mancini racing. I saw some different ones there. You have to realize that there were two different size ones on the small block. Measure the nipple on your water pump that that one connects to and get a nipple in that size.
They used to make a tapered bypass hose with one size on one end and the "other" size on the other, but not backwards. I can't remember which way it was. I believe that the nipple size changed in 1970 when they went to the aluminum water pump from the old cast iron one.
Tell them what size nipple is on your water pump, and then tell them that you need the bypass nipple to fit into the intake for the bypass. I can't remember if it is 3/8" or 1/2" pipe thread for the manifold.
In extreme emergencies, you can get a short pipe that fits the manifold thread and then cut it off and use that, but it will not have the blow off resistance than a nipple with a barbed end. And you would have to use a pipe thread reducer if you need to downsize the pipe to the smaller "nipple" size.