Trap Door Question
Trap Door Question Hello,
I will be doing a fuel pump swap soon and do a trap door to get in there.
How much room is there between the body that is to be cut and the wiring/lines on top of the tank?
Is there enough clearance to do the cut with an air nibbler?
Can the tank be dropped a little by loosening the straps?
Thanks in advance
I will be doing a fuel pump swap soon and do a trap door to get in there.
How much room is there between the body that is to be cut and the wiring/lines on top of the tank?
Is there enough clearance to do the cut with an air nibbler?
Can the tank be dropped a little by loosening the straps?
Thanks in advance
I didn't drop the tank at all when I did mine, and i cut it with a cut off wheel, there should be enough room for the nibbler to cut it out just be sure to do the bottom (closest to the hatch) and the sides first so you can see the lines when you get close to them they will be on the top left.
Not sure there is enough room but there really is not reason to do that. Just use a cut off wheel on a die grinder, go slow. it cuts easy and smooth and it wont distort the plate so you can easily reuse it. I just welded a few tabs on mine and sealed it with silicone.
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From: ICELAND reykjavik
is the pump in the same position in a camaro 02 as in a t/a?
had a big proplem yester day when the fuel pressure droped and the car loses all the pwr and the air/fuel guges shows lean and when i hold the fuel pressure valve (the one with the green cap) down it didint spill any fuel so every thing points at the fuel pump.. but what about the MAF sensor ?
if you guys have any idea what could be wrong please tell me i am in a real hurry becouse cardays here in ICELAND starts to morow
ps the car has a Walbro 255 lph fuel pump and F.A.S.T. 36 lb. Fuel Injectors
had a big proplem yester day when the fuel pressure droped and the car loses all the pwr and the air/fuel guges shows lean and when i hold the fuel pressure valve (the one with the green cap) down it didint spill any fuel so every thing points at the fuel pump.. but what about the MAF sensor ?
if you guys have any idea what could be wrong please tell me i am in a real hurry becouse cardays here in ICELAND starts to morow
ps the car has a Walbro 255 lph fuel pump and F.A.S.T. 36 lb. Fuel Injectors
Last edited by icecamaro02; Jun 21, 2009 at 06:45 PM.
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Verdad Gallardo is the pump in the same position in a camaro 02 as in a t/a?
had a big proplem yester day when the fuel pressure droped and the car loses all the pwr and the air/fuel guges shows lean and when i hold the fuel pressure valve (the one with the green cap) down it didint spill any fuel so every thing points at the fuel pump.. but what about the MAF sensor ?
if you guys have any idea what could be wrong please tell me i am in a real hurry becouse cardays here in ICELAND strats to morow
ps the car has a Walbro 255 lph fuel pump and F.A.S.T. 36 lb. Fuel Injectors
had a big proplem yester day when the fuel pressure droped and the car loses all the pwr and the air/fuel guges shows lean and when i hold the fuel pressure valve (the one with the green cap) down it didint spill any fuel so every thing points at the fuel pump.. but what about the MAF sensor ?
if you guys have any idea what could be wrong please tell me i am in a real hurry becouse cardays here in ICELAND strats to morow
ps the car has a Walbro 255 lph fuel pump and F.A.S.T. 36 lb. Fuel Injectors
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yes its just like a pressure valve in the tiers en yes when i pushed it no fuel came out ps i am done making a trap door and taking the pump out but it aint easy to find another one over here and plus that just right now the sending unit and the pump(walbro 255) accidently cought fire when i was testing the pump in my hands whit a battery and it destroyd the sending unit so i am in deep **** and deeply ashamed
Not sure there is enough room but there really is not reason to do that. Just use a cut off wheel on a die grinder, go slow. it cuts easy and smooth and it wont distort the plate so you can easily reuse it. I just welded a few tabs on mine and sealed it with silicone.
Thanks!
Last edited by 99Bluz28; Jun 17, 2009 at 05:36 PM.
i can understand wanting to do this. but on a serious note...you can have your tank out and on the ground with some jackstands and a basic hand tool set. if you have a 98 tank you may wanna clean it, otherwise dont worry about it and just do as neat of a job as possible when making the door. i personally just couldnt live with cutting up my baby.
I can definitely understand why to do this. Due to the ground effects and lowered stance of my T/A, it's a major PITA to even jack the car up, let alone get it high enough to drop tank - and then I would still have to actually drop the tank.
I can open the rear hatch, pull back the carpet & remove the access cover to FP in under 8min without the car ever leaving the ground and me in a standing position
I can open the rear hatch, pull back the carpet & remove the access cover to FP in under 8min without the car ever leaving the ground and me in a standing position
