Back in the mid-90s I gave up completely on the mechanical fuel pumps as a couple had left me stranded and highly agitato. I went to a low psi electric pump. Then later I decided I wanted a spin-on oil filter and ran the plumbing out of the way of the crankshaft and out through the hole where the fuel pump had originally been...all having been done with copper pipe, removeable fittings and aftermarket oil filter appliance so it could be reversed in case anyone later wanted a mechanical pump. I made a block-off plate of brass so the in/out lines could be soldered to it.
The electric fuel pump I used worked fine for over 20 years and I replaced it with the exact same one just because it wasn't expensive and a new one seemed prudent.
You can sort of see what I did in the images below.
~ Jon 1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
