Got fuel pump installed...Just found out I'm a moron, too :)

Well, I figured I'd go ahead and get a head start on the blower install this weekend by installing the 300 lph pump now. Glad I did, too. I raised the back end, disconnected the tank lines and such and lowered the tank enough to get access to the top of the fuel pump bucket. Well, I finally get the top off that holds the pump bucket in the tank and I look inside and see the bucket way down inside the tank. Well, I figure its been done before so no reason why I cant get it out, too. Yeah, this is where Murphy's Law jumped straight out of the tank and bit me square in the @$$. Instead of trying to pull the entire bucket out, I figured I can just take out the tiny little screws holding the pump in the bucket. Well, I tried putting a socket down on the bolt to see if I had the right size and damned if I didn't drop the socket in the tank. So then I got pissed, buttoned it back up and took it to a buddy's shop and had him put it on the lift. He had the tank down, pumps swapped and tank back up in less than 45 minutes. I got my socket back, too. Basically, if I had had more room to work with I could have taken care of this myself, but @ this point I knew we could finish this much quicker by getting the car in the air and getting some more working room. It really is not a difficult swap at all with some decent working room.

I just thought this was somewhat comical. Probably one of those "ya had to be there" kinda deals, though.

Now, my only other real concerns are tapping the oil pan for the drain line and trying to bend the a/c lines without discharging them first. We'll see how all goes by the end of the weekend...

GREENBIOCH said:

Good Luck, try not to hurt yourself!J/k!

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Thx...the way the last couple of weeks have gone, I wouldn't be surprised if I put the tap right through my friggin hand or something.

Yeah, Murphy is definitely the scum of the Earth.

Only problem with the lift access is that its 35 minutes away. Ah well...guess its better than nothing though.

When I was installing my hood scoop and had the hood liner off, I dropped one of those round black fasteners that holds the liner in place down between the runners on my upper intake. Found the friggin thing a few weks later when I went to clean up the engine bay a little. Stupid thing was laying between a couple of runners out of fingers reach. Had to get a long pair of needle nose to fish it out. Ah well...guess its all part of the fun.