Carter stock fuel pump to Edelbrock carb

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NukeBass said:
Is the date coded filter a 3/8" filter? I always assumed the majority of the stock type filters were 5/16" The Edelbrock is similar to a stock 4 barrel Carter (AFB), so if you don't want to bend your own line, you should be able to get a stock style line from one of the restoration places (Classic, Right Stuff, etc.), but those are usually 5/16".

With that 5/16-3/8 fitting from jegs, just make sure you get it exactly where you want it when you tighten it. If you have to loosen it, it will leak.
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Why are you trying so hard to keep a date coded fuel filter, and then not pay attention to the proper stock size fuel line??? :violent1: :violent1: :violent1:

It's either stock, or it's not...

Morphing the fuel line is not stock, so what benefit are you going to get for a date coded fuel fliter and a non-stock fuel line??? #-o
 
krazykuda said:
Why are you trying so hard to keep a date coded fuel filter, and then not pay attention to the proper stock size fuel line??? :violent1: :violent1: :violent1:

It's either stock, or it's not...

Morphing the fuel line is not stock, so what benefit are you going to get for a date coded fuel fliter and a non-stock fuel line??? #-o
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Sorta what I was trying to figure out. That's why I always try to go "correct" on things like this. I don't seem to be getting through, so he can morph it.
 
NukeBass said:
If the filter is a 5/16", then the metal line adapter for the Edelbrock would be the best option. I looked and couldn't find a 5/8-20 thread to 5/16" hose barb. I was hoping Edelbrock, or somebody, sold one that you could pick up at an O'Reiley's or something, but didn't see it. When I bought a Street Demon, it came with a 3/8" and 5/16" hose barb and a 3/8" inverted flare connector. It would be nice if Edelbrock did the same.

73, I may have the 5/16" inverted flare adapter. I can take a look tomorrow if you are interested. You could probably stick a 5/16" IF hose barb in there and use rubber hose. Then you wouldn't have to worry about cutting the fuel line or anything. I did the cutting thing...didn't work out too well for me :)
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When you say metal line adapter are you talking the edelbrock 8123 hose kit and edelbrock 8134 single feed fuel line? These are really nice. Then I would just need an adapter at my pump so it would be a 3/8th NPT connection for that hose. I've actually already bought these two edelbrock items, was just looking at other more stock ways to do it.
 
73Charger318 said:
When you say metal line adapter are you talking the edelbrock 8123 hose kit and edelbrock 8134 single feed fuel line? These are really nice. Then I would just need an adapter at my pump so it would be a 3/8th NPT connection for that hose. I've actually already bought these two edelbrock items, was just looking at other more stock ways to do it.
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Where are you placing the fuel filter? Will it be tucked underneath the alternator (after the fuel pump) or are you going to place it up near the intake manifold?
 
73Charger318 said:
When you say metal line adapter are you talking the edelbrock 8123 hose kit and edelbrock 8134 single feed fuel line? These are really nice. Then I would just need an adapter at my pump so it would be a 3/8th NPT connection for that hose. I've actually already bought these two edelbrock items, was just looking at other more stock ways to do it.
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I meant the fitting that Rusty was referring to, which is a 5/16" inverted flare, like a stock fitting that will go right in the Edelbrock threads. You don't have to use the 3/8" hose barb, and since you have a 5/16" line already from the pump, it seems to us to make more sense to get the adapter and keep it 5/16" all the way through. The parts I posted a picture of are what you could use, and I don't need them.

Your fuel pump isn't an NPT connector, it is an inverted flare. If you want to use the Edelbrock parts you bought, you would need a 5/16" inverted flare to 6 AN adapter; something like this, I think http://www.jegs.com/i/Earl's/361/961946/10002/-1.
 
NukeBass said:
I meant the fitting that Rusty was referring to, which is a 5/16" inverted flare, like a stock fitting that will go right in the Edelbrock threads. You don't have to use the 3/8" hose barb, and since you have a 5/16" line already from the pump, it seems to us to make more sense to get the adapter and keep it 5/16" all the way through. The parts I posted a picture of are what you could use, and I don't need them.

Your fuel pump isn't an NPT connector, it is an inverted flare. If you want to use the Edelbrock parts you bought, you would need a 5/16" inverted flare to 6 AN adapter; something like this, I think http://www.jegs.com/i/Earl's/361/961946/10002/-1.
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Hey Nuke. With Rob's help I figured out what he meant and got the two piece fuel line and that fitting. I thought he was telling me I could use my existing line. Once I realized he was directing me to a new metal line it all made sense! That picture of the piece your showing me screws in at the carb correct? The longer of the two pieces that I believe goes to the pump doesn't seem to want to work for me, I'll keep playing with it. I can't get it to route up through everything how it needs to. Maybe it's the air conditioner. Thanks for the help and the offer to help me out with that piece and fitting. Is the longer piece that isn't fitting right for me really necessary? I could just run rubber line from the filter that I attach to that upper piece down to the pump.
 
You can probably tweak that long piece with a tubing bender and make it so it will work for you.
 
The fitting goes into the carb in place of the hose barb. Did your old line route around the air conditioner? I know my air conditioner is in a different place than stock, so a stock line needs some bending to get around the compressor.

Years and years ago, when my 73 Duster was stock, it only had a single line running from the fuel pump to, what was then, the single barrel holley since the fuel filter was in the pump. At some point that original line was cut to add in an external fuel filter when the fuel pump was changed. You might be able to cut your original line and use a line like in the picture I posted and then connect the two lines, similar to how the factory did it, with the fuel filter and rubber hose.

Another option would be to stick a 5/16" inverted flare to 5/16" hose barb fitting (I bought one at AutoZone not too long ago) at the pump and then run a rubber hose up towards your carburetor.

Edit: yeah, what Rusty said. Just be careful not to kink the line.
 
Here is a tip I learned years ago that has worked every single time for me. Get a length of coat hanger wire. Bend it up to the required shape you need the line to be, then you can modify your existing line to match it. That way, you take all the guess work out of it.
 
RustyRatRod said:
You can probably tweak that long piece with a tubing bender and make it so it will work for you.
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Thanks. Any thoughts on my canister hook up to the 1406 post? I'm about to figure out how I want to run all the lines.
 
NukeBass said:
The fitting goes into the carb in place of the hose barb. Did your old line route around the air conditioner? I know my air conditioner is in a different place than stock, so a stock line needs some bending to get around the compressor.

Years and years ago, when my 73 Duster was stock, it only had a single line running from the fuel pump to, what was then, the single barrel holley since the fuel filter was in the pump. At some point that original line was cut to add in an external fuel filter when the fuel pump was changed. You might be able to cut your original line and use a line like in the picture I posted and then connect the two lines, similar to how the factory did it, with the fuel filter and rubber hose.

Another option would be to stick a 5/16" inverted flare to 5/16" hose barb fitting (I bought one at AutoZone not too long ago) at the pump and then run a rubber hose up towards your carburetor.

Edit: yeah, what Rusty said. Just be careful not to kink the line.
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My old setup had a smaller piece coming off the pump that looked like a J, then the filter, then the long line that came up under the air conditioner and attached to the front of the carb. In this set up the filter was down near the pump and pretty hidden. I like it down there better then up over the manifold.
 
i like the coat hanger tip ,that will work for lots of things on the car, always something new lol
 
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