Motoblag's '71 Duster

I've recently escaped spending all my spare time doing nerd stuff on a computer and am back on the Duster as a way to keep my sanity during these interesting times,

The hack job I did on the fuel delivery system back in high school has not survived the test of time. I ran braided line from the sending unit to an electric fuel pump then braided line up to the carb. Tried getting fuel to the carb but the electric pump was dead - no sound or movement. Percussive maintenance didn't help. I tried installing the cheap parts store electric pump but it won't pump at all. Tried putting a fuel line in a jerry can above the pump, with a primed feed line into the new pump and it still wouldn't output anything.

My plan now is to go with a mechanical pump. There's a blockoff plate on the engine where the pump sits. I pulled it off, cleaned the gaskets and checked inside. The motor has timing gears instead of a chain and no pump eccentric. Just ordered a timing gasket kit so I'll pull the front off the motor and see what's in there and what I need for a fuel pump eccentric.

Going to order prebent fuel and vapor return lines and a new sending unit with a return line. Use the "vapor" line as a fuel return with a three nipple fuel filter.

A mechanical pump is the cheapest option: pricing out the Aeromotive Stealth 2 tank setup, I'd be about $1200 into it for the tank, lines, tools to build my own 3/8" return line and other fittings, etc... Mechanical pump setup should only run me $300 or so from my parts shopping.