I have my zetec sump modified and shortened and now need to sort the pick up. Is there any issues with making it shorter in length and doing away with the centre mounting point, looking at the original I need to loose 50mm ish in hieght but where I need to cut to get close is right on the mounting bracket. is it going to cause issue making it shorter?

This might help you see how others have done theirs...loggyboy provides some good pictures which should give you food for thought.

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=201774