That went from being what I expected to be a 90 minute job to an all day, troubleshoot and hunt for parts day. You have to drop the tank, completely disassemble the fuel pump assembly--down to removing individual wires from a connector to pass the wires through the filter cage. Possibly one of the least serviceable projects I've dealt with. Then the filter I'd bought in advance didn't come with the plastic fuel tube, and of course it gets deformed if you try to remove it from the push on fitting. The dealership didn't have a replacement line, and no auto shops in town had submersible fuel line for inside the tank in stock. Had to order a new fuel filter with the hose on it and now wait for Monday.

The only solace I'm taking is the fuel filter was done. I'll post pictures when I finish the job. 15 years/150k miles was definitely time for a change.

I did manage to wrap up everything else. Got the URD exhaust installed, which was a dream compared to dealing with the fuel filter. Took no more than an hour from the Y-pipe back. Everything fit together perfectly.