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08-18-2008 08:39 PM #1
Rookie move, please beat me up for this one!!
I forgot to check the Hot Rodders rule book first, Rule# 252, measure the depth of your oil pan! Geezus, what a sheep dip. I couldn't figure out why when I aired out, the front end wouldn't go down all the way, a duh, it's sitting on the 8qt oil pan....Now I have to put a 5qt in, it takes it just above the crossmember. Anybody need a Miloden 8qt powdercoated black?
39 Plymouth 2-door sedan, 46 Dodge pu, 67 Mustang stock, 01 Road King
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08-18-2008 08:44 PM #2
Opps-a Daisy! Looked good on Paper! Nice pan but way too low for my car also."Sunshine, a street rod and a winding beautiful Ozarks road is truely Bliss!"
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08-18-2008 08:56 PM #3
Wow, NONE of US EVER do stuff like that!!! Ok, I'm lying, it happens to us all the time. Let's face it, few of us are Engineers with computer programs to map this stuff out before we weld in in place, so occasionally you have a little ooooops to fix. It seems to really crop up the lower we make our cars. If they were 18 inches off the ground there would be lots of room for components like steering tie rods, and oil pans.
Don
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08-18-2008 09:25 PM #4
hmmmmm... Been there done that!!!! Got to get a lot worse then that to out-stupid me!!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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08-18-2008 09:39 PM #5
But it looks sooo easy on TV!!!39 Plymouth 2-door sedan, 46 Dodge pu, 67 Mustang stock, 01 Road King
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08-18-2008 10:22 PM #6
OH i did that had to slide the oil pan over the rail tracks it a angle when i drove my car to the boat yard i work at. after welding it up and beating it out . in time i went to a pan that was not so deep but the thing is the roads are so bad around here. the upper A arms bottom out and smash in to my wheel wells on the chevy that were color sanded and were so nice .they failed to let any one know they ground down the road in a spot . all most had to pull my teeth out of the wheelLast edited by pat mccarthy; 08-19-2008 at 05:28 AM.
Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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08-19-2008 07:24 AM #7
The exhaust looks a bit low as well......Our race team page
Chuck
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08-19-2008 07:44 AM #8
I've done the same.Still do dumb things as I get older> Thought it was the other way around?????. Your exhaust system looks like it's got about 1" clearance. Your air bags all the way down on that picture?Keep smiling, it only hurts when you think it does!
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08-19-2008 07:52 AM #9
Got to get a lot worse then that to out-stupid me!!!!!!
Dave, that's funny!!! Care if I use that one in the future??
Mike
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08-19-2008 07:52 AM #10
No, they have a inch to go and will stop on the bumpers. Exhaust was on there to break in motor,
Rule # 101 Break in motor before bolting on front end parts..Just in case!
It needs to come up about 1 1/2", I'm using oval pipe for clearence, then will jet coat it...Now that I see how exposed even the new pan is, my plan is to use an old 4x4 transfer case skid plate as a deflector shield...Then I'll name her the Enterprise!39 Plymouth 2-door sedan, 46 Dodge pu, 67 Mustang stock, 01 Road King
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08-19-2008 08:04 AM #11
Originally Posted by Mike52
Take it, it's all yours. Got a zillion of em anyway!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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08-19-2008 08:09 AM #12
You are only out an oil pan. Years ago, I mis-measured an axle, and wound up paying another $250 to have Mark Williams make another one. I made the wise decision not to inform the wife of that boo-boo!
Lynn
'32 3W
There's no 12 step program for stupid!
http://photo.net/photos/Lynn%20Johanson
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08-19-2008 09:40 AM #13
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
Jon Kitzmiller, MSME, PhD EE, 32 Ford Hiboy Roadster, Cornhusker frame, Heidts IFS/IRS, 3.50 Posi, Lone Star body, Lone Star/Kitz internal frame, ZZ502/550, TH400
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08-19-2008 10:57 AM #14
Keep watching my thread as the truck comes together! You'll see a lot worse!
My recent favorite, was stripping paint off the cab, with the stripper falling on my newly painted chasis!
A week before that, I forgot to wash the metal down after stripping the door, and painted over stripper residue! As long as there is no blood involved I'm happy!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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08-19-2008 02:26 PM #15
Originally Posted by stovens39 Plymouth 2-door sedan, 46 Dodge pu, 67 Mustang stock, 01 Road King
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