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Any comment on the fuel line / filter set up? Do I need to change it to make the filter stand up vertically?

That alone shouldn't be a problem. I run a horizontal inline filter before a regulator/gauge and then into the carb on a couple different cars. Personally, I try to avoid plastic and rubber in my fuel systems to the greatest extent possible, due to the corrosive crap that passes for gasoline here in California.

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