Well... nothing is ever easy! Removed old lines and pump without issue other than the pleasant smell of gas. Discovered one of the pump bolts had been replaced with a larger one, must have stripped. Not huge deal except needed to drill larger hole in pump. Snaking pre-bent line through is no picnic either. Finally with some gentle "massaging" it went through. Then I dropped the new fuel filter and it rolled under the carb. 15 minutes later... Napa was kind enough to not give me the 3/8 fuel line I asked for so had to clean up and make a 2nd trip to store. I had removed PCV vacuum lines to more easily deal with the fuel line and of course the old lines cracked. Took divine intervention to get the PCV valve in the new grommet! And to cap it all off I couldn't get the fuel line/pump connection to stop leaking, BUT eventually it did! Went for a ride and noticed a difference. Also noticed a warning light.
Turns out I broke the wire off the water temp senor! Ugh. Too early to tell if my fumes are better as too much spilled gas and such but I'll report back.