So I replaced the stock fuel pump today with a Walbro pump. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I had the advantage of a two post lift out at the Edwards AFB Auto Skill Center. I started with the fuel filler door and trim. I then dropped the panhard bar and the brace above it. I Then unbolted the exhaust and let it hang. Next I removed all the heat shields. I then unbolted the sway bar endlinks, the bolt on the brake line t-block and I also unbolted brake line from the bottom of the car. I then jacked the rearend a little unbolted the shocks, let the rearend down and let it hang. All that took 1 hour. Then came the fuel lines and electrical connector for the fuel pump. I then put a jack under the tank unbolted the tank straps and borrowed a random dude to lower the tank. This is when I realized there was more fuel in the damn tank than I thought and we did have to wrestle that bad boy out a bit (we did accidentally bend the damn filler neck a bit, directly caused by the tank being to heavy) once the tank was out I think it took longer to clean the damn thing of all the dirt, dust and road grime than anything else. I used a punch to tap the ring open and before swapping the components I siphoned out 5 gallons of gas (so much for showing under a 1/4 tank). Swapping the pump was a breeze (I did re-install the pulsator), screen went in no problem and re-installed it. After draining all that gas I was able to get the tank in the car by myself (a whole hell of a lot lighter). Re-install was pretty much reverse of the removal with the exception I dropped the ball on the exhaust. I installed the panhard bar and brace that runs above it before bolting up the exhaust. needless to say I was a bit pissed as I had to remove those a second time to get the exhaust back in place. I will mention that I did start the car once I got the tank, fuel lines and electrical connector installed. I wanted to make sure it worked before I got it all buttoned up and found out I screwed it up. I primed her once with a turn of the key and then she started on the first try, I didn't even hear the pump prime (just the relay). When I went to install the fuel door trim ring is when I realized I bent the filler neck. It wasn't too bad but it was enough to make it so the ring hole and filler neck would not line up. Nothing a little light prying couldn't fix (yes i was praying I didn't crack it). I would not want to do this job in my garage or driveway but it was not too bad with a lift! So far the filler neck is not leaking, I went straight to the gas station and filled up while checking for leaks. No leaks so far!

a couple of notes

-The stock screen was black and brittle (probably impeding fuel flow and contaminating the fuel line/filter)
-The black rubber/foam(i think) cover around the stock pump was deteriorating as well
-Car feels more responsive and definitely feels like it picked up power in the upper RPM range.

 

Thats good to hear, Would have loved to have seen a picture of how it fits. What model of walbro did you get? I will probably do this later on.