[Shotimes] hinged door in the floor of the car to get at the fuel pump

[Josh Salaets]

> I have pictures and a write-up somewhere. Email me tomorrow offlist and
> I'll try to get it all together.

Is this something you could post on a webpage?  I bet there's a lot of us
that would like to look at it out of curiosity and for future reference.

> I strongly recommend lowering the tank before cutting into the floor.
> The fuel lines are right below the car's floor. Not a good idea to miss.
> I am also wary of sparks generated by electric tools and fuel vapor.

Good point - those lines are really close to where you'd need to cut, and
there's no need for an unplanned fireworks show!

> The best bet is to use the piece of metal that you removed and add wings
> to it. Use bolts through these "wings" to reattach it to the body of the
> car. The surface over the fuel tank is high curved so a generic door
> from Jag's isn't really going to work too well..

I've always wondered why Ford makes it such a PITA to access fuel pumps on
their cars.  Why should you have to drop the tank to access the pump?  I've
had to swap pumps five times on my GLH, and it takes about a half hour each
time, since you can access the pump from the side of the tank, and don't
even have to jack the car up!  I noticed on my old Sentra SE-R, there was an
access door to the fuel pump along with a sticker announcing a recall on the
pump had been performed, so this was either done at the factory or as part
of a service recall campaign at the dealerships.

I'll take swapping pumps out of SHOs any day over AWD Tempos though - the
driveshaft runs under the tank, so you have to disassemble the entire rear
end to access it - now that is TOTALLY uncalled for...

Josh Salaets
95 SHO MTX (See it at: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast)
NWSHOC Member
Eugene, OR