"Cliff...I think I'll make a bracket thanks for the info. I was already leaning in that direction but wanted some advice"
Good plan. No issues welding to the pick-up tube, they are mild steel. The pumps are cast, and welding anything to them is hit and miss. It's a little embarrassing but about 20 years ago I failed to follow my own advice, cut a corner and welded a pick-up to a pump. It was a full-race application. After 4-5 years of service the engine was removed to "freshen" it up. The pick-up tube was laying in the bottom of the Morroso pan and luckily it didn't get sucked up into the spinning assembly. The weld did not fail. It just took a nice big chunk of the pump with it when it fell off. I went back to taking the extra time to make a bracket over to one of the pump cover bolts for them........
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