Fuel preassure reg. mounting

Ya know, my plumbing would be alot easier if I did not have to mount the regulator somewhere.

Is there a reason, why they must be mounted?
Say the holley or summit ones, can they just be installed inline? Like a filter?

Recently I saw one that was mounted in a "Y" fashion, between the dual feeds of a Holley-looked good, but no reason you couldn't fashion an unobtrusive "L" bracket to hold it-

Do they shake ?
Loosening the fittings?

So I wonder why they all come with brackets.

Funny guy...
But why not just splice it in the line like a inline fuel filter.

I have a nice aeroquip regulator, but it's too big to mount down by the pump. I used to have it on the inner fender, then back to the carbs.
My old holley reg., I had in the same place, come to think of it. Sometimes they are mounted right next to the carb, with that fancy bracket. I have never really seen them spliced in before. Maybe the weight is an issue to consider. Sagging and such.

I used a bracket that Jegs has.

Kitz

Ideally, the regulator should be close to the carb and isolated as much as possible from heat sources. The main reason for the bracket off the car is accessibility. Spliced inline would probably be fine for street use, as long as it is not mounted in a place where any road trash could knock a line loose or something else that would cause a leak. With an installation like Kitz has pictured, both checking the line pressure and making adjustments is easy....