Changing Fuel Pump

[Beasty306GT]

yes u can buy the locking ring and the gasket seperate

 

[BlackGT89]

Sunday,I cut a rectangle hole out of the trunk floor so I could swap the pump a LOT more easily.I went to Lowe's and bought a 12x12 steel panel,made a custom cover for the hole I cut out,put a bead of sealant down,installed the cover,and put 7 small button head screws in to hold it all together,re-installed the carpet,done.I can change the pump in 10 minutes now.The hole took 5 minutes to cut out.Once the carpet is installed,you can't even tell anything was done.At first I didn't want to do it,but afterwards,I'm glad I did.If for some reason,somewhere down the road,the pump gives,and I'm a ways from home,no worries,no hassle.

Back when we had our Taurus SHO the guys on the SHO forums used to do this too. Pretty neat trick !

 

[tannerc91gt]

Honestly debating the hole cutting. I've dropped my tank so many times, it's not hard, it just sucks.
Not like I'm saving my car for a museum anyways

 

[tannerc91gt]

Miatas come from the factory like that btw

 

[BlackGT89]

Way to go Miata ! Seems like I've heard or read that cutting the hole won't work on the Fox body anyway...

 

[Last5.0]

Sunday,I cut a rectangle hole out of the trunk floor so I could swap the pump a LOT more easily.I went to Lowe's and bought a 12x12 steel panel,made a custom cover for the hole I cut out,put a bead of sealant down,installed the cover,and put 7 small button head screws in to hold it all together,re-installed the carpet,done.I can change the pump in 10 minutes now.The hole took 5 minutes to cut out.Once the carpet is installed,you can't even tell anything was done.At first I didn't want to do it,but afterwards,I'm glad I did.If for some reason,somewhere down the road,the pump gives,and I'm a ways from home,no worries,no hassle.

PICS!!

 

[BlackGT89]

Way to go Miata ! Seems like I've heard or read that cutting the hole won't work on the Fox body anyway...

I take it back. Looks like this can be done on our cars, but I'm unable to determine if the car in the thread below is a coupe or a hatch. Maybe it doesn't matter ? I'd say it's one of those "do at your own risk" jobs for sure.
Making a Fuel Pump access panel in a Foxbody Mustang - Corral Forums

 

[Haus]

I take it back. Looks like this can be done on our cars, but I'm unable to determine if the car in the thread below is a coupe or a hatch. Maybe it doesn't matter ? I'd say it's one of those "do at your own risk" jobs for sure.
Making a Fuel Pump access panel in a Foxbody Mustang - Corral Forums

its a coupe

thanks for the link

 

[Vinnietbird]

mine is pretty much the same,just not quite as sloppy.LOL.I made the hole big enough that I didn't cut myself up,but not so big that it was just unnecessary.I drilled the hole above the tank with a bit that was about 3/4 of an inch in diameter and looked down to with a flashlight to get the positioning of the pump right.The Dremmel made easy work of it,and as i stated,VERY easy,and VERY much worth the time.It took my about 30 minutes from start to finish,including pulling the trunk panels out and the carpet back.The Thunderbird trunk is different than the Stang,but the concept is exactly the same. The pic above in the link that shows the fuel pump assembly through the Stang's newly cut trunk,looks just like the Bird's.Red plug,fuel lines and all.Once the hole is cut,and the panel is made to cover it,you'll ask yourself why you didn't do that the first time you swapped a pump out,and now,you can easily change a fuel pump literally anywhere (providing you can get parts wherever "anywhere" is) in literally minutes with two screwdrivers and a hammer.