Lepardo,
Thanks for your post.
There are several upgrades I will be making during the winter. the fuel lines is one of those and the filter will be replaced with a metal filter, regulator and pressure gauge at that time.
I have 914 instruments in my car. I guess they'll be ok.
In my post I mentioned that I had upgraded the ball end adjustment with heim joint bearings. I really like the bearing fix your guy used. I haven't priced the bearing but $110 seems really high for what he is providing. I have machine tools in my garage and can make most things I want. If the hiem joints don't hold up I'll try his solution.