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I have a 66 Mustang GT that I built about 15 years ago when I had little to no clue what I was doing. My dad and I plumbed braided fuel lines to the fuel pump using only hose clamps. Now I am trying to plumb the pump up correctly using AN fittings and hose ends. I have no idea which parts to order. I am using a Holley 12-833 80gph mechanical fuel pump with 1/4" NPT orifices, 5/16" ID stainless steel braided line, generic inline fuel filter (do I need to run a pre and post filter?) that runs between pump and Holley 4150 type carb. I also have a fuel cell instead of a OEM fuel tank, which I might swap back to OEM if this proves a difficult as it looks so far. What all do I need to plulmb the tank, pump, filter(s), and carb correctly?

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Not sure where else to put this...

I have a 66 Mustang GT that I built about 15 years ago when I had little to no clue what I was doing. My dad and I plumbed braided fuel lines to the fuel pump using only hose clamps. Now I am trying to plumb the pump up correctly using AN fittings and hose ends. I have no idea which parts to order. I am using a Holley 12-833 80gph mechanical fuel pump with 1/4" NPT orifices, 5/16" ID stainless steel braided line, generic inline fuel filter (do I need to run a pre and post filter?) that runs between pump and Holley 4150 type carb. I also have a fuel cell instead of a OEM fuel tank, which I might swap back to OEM if this proves a difficult as it looks so far. What all do I need to plulmb the tank, pump, filter(s), and carb correctly?

First off youl need to know what size fitting is coming off the tank and all other fittings ie.. pump filter carb ect. I would definitely run a filter pre and post pump. For your ease heres a chart to help you convert everything to AN sizes

http://www.gre6.com/ansize

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First off youl need to know what size fitting is coming off the tank and all other fittings ie.. pump filter carb ect. I would definitely run a filter pre and post pump. For your ease heres a chart to help you convert everything to AN sizes

http://www.gre6.com/ansize

Pump has 1/4" NPT inlet and outlet. Fuel lines are 5/16", although I think the current braided hose I am running is longer. I think I will be using AN-6 hose and fittings.

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Also you might want to take a look at: http://www.russellperformance.com/ and http://aeromotiveinc.com/products-page/speciality-adapters-fittings/

They both have tons of different styles of fittings. You'll most likely be able to find what you need there.

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Also you might want to take a look at: http://www.russellperformance.com/ and http://aeromotiveinc.com/products-page/speciality-adapters-fittings/

They both have tons of different styles of fittings. You'll most likely be able to find what you need there.

Think I found everything I need as expensive as it is - Banjo bolt to -6AN fitting from carb to hose, straight -6AN to -6AN fitting from hose to inliner filter x4, -6AN to 1/4"NPT from hose to pump x2, 35 micron pre pump filter, 85 micron post pump filter. I just need to figure out if (a) the hose I have will work, (b) how much hose I need if I need to get new hose, © hose to fuel cell fittings, and (d) tools needed to do this.

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On the topic of tools: I think I remember Rio saying he bought plastic covers to go over his wrenches that kept from messing up the AN fittings. I think they also make special wrenches as well just for AN. Shit's expensive lol!

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On the topic of tools: I think I remember Rio saying he bought plastic covers to go over his wrenches that kept from messing up the AN fittings. I think they also make special wrenches as well just for AN. Shit's expensive lol!

I see that! I am not paying $25 per wrench! My wife is already pissed enough that I need to spend $300 just to get the car running so that I can put it in storage while we move... and it already ticks her off that I work on the 95 more than I even think about the 66.

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