The Pantera Service Manual instructions are to remove and install the fuel pump from under the vehicle.
With the bulkhead removed, in my vehicle, the inlet hose to the water pump blocks any easy access to the upper fuel pump bolt.
I would suggest a few attempts at "blindly" securing the nut from beneath rather than the time to remove the bulkhead.
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