Fuel pump access through trunk, where to cut hole? Need advice
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recently did the pump in the 95--with the panhard bar--in 30 min. i've even dropped a tank in my ol 87 without jacking it up--on the side of the highway in the dark.
take your skirt off, buy a fuel pump the size of your head, sump the tank, and run braided lines all the way up.
take your skirt off, buy a fuel pump the size of your head, sump the tank, and run braided lines all the way up.
94gts
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that would be qutie a large hole. And a saw=sparks. I would be hesitant to use that near all that fuel/lines/vapors. Im not saying you would screw up.....but thats a chance i would not like to take
xkuntrycowboyx
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Personally after replacing a fuel pump... i'd say you may not be able to get it out unless you cut the hole large enough... because getting mine out required twisting turning and some more twistin.
BUT ... it is on the right side of the tank.
imagine cutting the tank in half.. then the right side in half again.. its about there. maybe a hair more to the right side of that... bout close to there.
if you wait.. i can look at my car this weekend and get some pics up monday late. but im not droppin the tank to get em, but i'll show you close.
but again... i dunno if i'd do that. droppin the tank the first time takes maybe 45min if you have to go et the tools. then next time it will tak you 15min... cake, just don't have a full tank of gas or ur gonna be cussin at urself like i was. haha
BUT ... it is on the right side of the tank.
imagine cutting the tank in half.. then the right side in half again.. its about there. maybe a hair more to the right side of that... bout close to there.
if you wait.. i can look at my car this weekend and get some pics up monday late. but im not droppin the tank to get em, but i'll show you close.
but again... i dunno if i'd do that. droppin the tank the first time takes maybe 45min if you have to go et the tools. then next time it will tak you 15min... cake, just don't have a full tank of gas or ur gonna be cussin at urself like i was. haha
Koniz
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Personally cutting a hole aint a bad Idea but make it like a access panel like they do with aircraft. But to actually cut the hole with the tank mounted would very stupid it takes less then 15 minutes to drop a tank and install it. now it would take longer to change a pump but not much longer.
WhiteDevil
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Yeah it would probably need to be a pretty big hole to be able to fit the pump in and out of the tank because you need to turn it and twist it and what not.
Koniz
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If you're planning on cutting out your trunk, you should still pull the tank, so you don't cut into the tank. The idea of an access panel isn't a bad idea, but personally, I'd go the route bimmertech suggested, sump the tank, get a nice external pump (Aeromotive, etc), and never have to pull the tank again.
And why did you plan to access it more than once ? Just drop it. I did it twice in my driveway alone with little hydraulic jacks.
nmcgrawj
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Koniz
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StangGT1995 said:
Yeah if you go that route all you have to do is replace the pump with a piece of fuel line its generally pretty easy or you can also buy new a cradel with out the fuel pump where it is just the lines from granetelli. for future ref when you do the external pump.
