Fuel Filter

Any ideas on a good place to put one? I bought one of those plastic see through in-line ones - is the engine bay too hot for the plastic or should I try to put it on the boot? I have a bit of a fueling problem at the mo, so I’ll be going through it from front to back and cleaning out the carb and pipes etc, so I thought a filter would be a good idea to put in there somewhere. 1984 Mayfair auto, 1275 engine with a HIF44 carb.

Put it anywhere inbetween the mechanical pump and the carb.