txastuff79
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well, if you dont mind taking the time, i helped a friend make a three piece oil pan. its hard to explain but it turned out great. we thought about patenting it but when the lawyer said it would start at 5k and possibly go higher, both of our broke @sses said nope. anyways.
we took a new oil pan. measured out two spots to cut-measured the truck to see where would be best. then took i believe it was 16 guage metal. made 1 1/4 inch tall pieces that were clamped together and eventually welded standing up on the pan that went to the edge. took many tys to to get them to fit nicely on the pan. would have been easier to cut the pan and use as a tracer but wanted the pan for strength and didnt want it to warp/flex when doing it. the thickness of the blade that cut the pan was the thickness of the gasket material sandwiched in the 1 1/4 inch pieces. we used many 5/16 bolts and nuts. drilled the holes thru the flanges and welded the nuts on one side. once done, we realized we miss calculated and had to move the flanges over to clear.
in all, it took two oil pans but it fits like a dream now. i thought about doing mine but mine isnt leaking so why fix it if it aint broke. he still has the measurements needed to do it.
we took a new oil pan. measured out two spots to cut-measured the truck to see where would be best. then took i believe it was 16 guage metal. made 1 1/4 inch tall pieces that were clamped together and eventually welded standing up on the pan that went to the edge. took many tys to to get them to fit nicely on the pan. would have been easier to cut the pan and use as a tracer but wanted the pan for strength and didnt want it to warp/flex when doing it. the thickness of the blade that cut the pan was the thickness of the gasket material sandwiched in the 1 1/4 inch pieces. we used many 5/16 bolts and nuts. drilled the holes thru the flanges and welded the nuts on one side. once done, we realized we miss calculated and had to move the flanges over to clear.
in all, it took two oil pans but it fits like a dream now. i thought about doing mine but mine isnt leaking so why fix it if it aint broke. he still has the measurements needed to do it.