Well, good news all around. My VX didn't get towed over night and the parking lot I was in includes a CarToys. The guys there helped me push her a little closer and let me plug in an extension cord for my angle grinder. Since I have a '98 Trooper parts car I was able to cut it's floor board first as practice and measurement and to get a free replacement fuel pump. It also provided me with a patch piece for the access hole in the VX. The Trooper was much easier to cut but I was eventually able to get the VX done too. This hole makes it so easy to replace the fuel pump! Once replaced she started right up.
Not the cleanest cut but functional.
Interestingly the VX pump assembly is a little different than the Trooper. The pump voltage feed is hard wired at the VX pump and the Trooper has a connector at the pump. Both have another connector attached to the side of the tank. I used just the pump from the Trooper until I got my VX home and then switched over to the entire Trooper assembly. My original assembly had a bit of corrosion on it so there may be a tank swap with the Trooper in the future. You can tell this wasn't originally a Colorado car...
Some RTV, self tapping screws, and the patch plate removed from the Trooper completed the job.
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