Hole in burb deck for pick up/sender access?
 

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I did some searching but didn't find what I need. I'm thinking about cutting an access hole in the rear floor of the '69 suburban for access to the fuel pick up tube/sending unit. Has anyone done this or have measurements to do it? Thanks for any assistance you can offer....

LockDoc

Re: Hole in burb deck for pick up/sender access?
 

My original floor had that done.
I didn't take any measurements, since it was getting removed for a new floor.

I will look at my old pics to see if there is one of the floor, and perhaps you can get a rough idea as to where the hole should be cut.

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Leon, sounds like a good idea to me, The General should have made an access cover from the factory back in the day. I had to drop the tank in a
'91 4x4 Burb I owned several years ago and thought about doing the same thing using a scarp piece of bed floor for a plate covered by the carpet. Never got to it and sold the Burb but I think it's a great idea for someone keeping a Suburban for any length of time especially with the newer in-tank fuel pumps and senders.

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Well, it seems I never took a pick of the floor itself.
But I found one that I took just before the tear down.
You can barely see the spot where the access is, so I put a pointer to where it is.

Basically a hole saw was used, and a strip of sheet metal to hold the center section to the floor.

Probably not good enough for you, but I thought I would try any ways...

Re: Hole in burb deck for pick up/sender access?
 

That's what I was thinking. If I do end up keeping this for a while I don't want to have to drain the tank and drop it when I have a problem with fuel supply or sending unit.

Thanks Chris. That at least gives me an idea where the unit location is. I will do a lot of measuring before I attempt cutting it.

LockDoc

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I'm surprised that after all of these years access like this has never been addressed. I had to replace the fuel pump in my 1996 tahoe and wondered why no one has ever thought to put access to do this either. The tank was a PITA to remove.

Re: Hole in burb deck for pick up/sender access?
 

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I did this yesterday and took measurements and pictures. All I have left to do is make some trim for around the hole so I can set the cut out piece back in. I will try and get that done tomorrow and post it up in a new thread.

Edit: Here is a link to the "How To" thread....

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=523582

LockDoc

Re: Hole in burb deck for pick up/sender access?
 

I need to drop my tank to address the sending unit and a leak I have when the tank is really full. I it was only the sending unit I wouldn't hesitate to cut a hole in the deck. I would probably just cut a piece of 16 ga. steel a couple inches larger and drill holes to screw it down to the wood deck.

Re: Hole in burb deck for pick up/sender access?
 

My tank was pretty much full too. It was easy to siphon the gas out through the sender hole...:)

The 16 Ga metal would work just fine but I always like to do things the hard way...

LockDoc

Re: Hole in burb deck for pick up/sender access?
 

My Burb has factory carpetting in the rear, so I figure the carpet can be rolled back once the plate was installed and nobody will ever see it.