yeah its a bitch hey chris, and hot oil wil find its way out of the smallest holes. I use a local tank manufacturer, they could finish it off no worries for you. cheap too
I'll give it another shot and try and salvage it. All the welding on the inside is warping the flange a bit though. I have another sump, so I may just get the whole thing done up by someone who knows what they are doing
what about oil drainage issues with the sump been ultra close to the windage tray?? I dont know much about this area though i assumed the process used gravity and yours looks flat? will it cause problems?
The depth is pretty much as standard. Yes mine is a bit flat, but that will be OK (probably ). Managed to con one of the fitter-welders at work to fix up my dodgy welding It's great what you can get in exchange for grog!
All done! Had all my dodgy welds ground back and then all TIG-ed up Not bad for a bottle of Jack Daniels Gotta work out what I'm going to do with the oil pickup, thinking about a external feed line to the oil pump, might be easier (and more reliable).
Well my welds aren't the best There isn't much room at all to run the pickup line between the windage plate and the sump. I'll have a fiddle with my old block on the weekend.
Update time! Yay! Sump is done. Oil pickup is done. PCV pipework is done. Sump is installed and goo-ed on. All the stupid little vac lines are connected where required for now. Bit of mucking around to get the carbon canister and EGR working. Dip stick tube chopped off and welded onto the sump kick out. Old VH dipstick was cut down and re-kinked to sit at the right depth Mounts and sump are painted JUN fly on, loctited and torqued up. Exedy 5 puck brass button on, loctited and torqued up. All in all things are progressing. It's amazing how much gets done when you don't have a job or any study to do Piccies up later. Fingers crossed there will be a little vid up tomorrow arvo for your aural pleasure
Is it ready yet =) =) =) pretty please..... haha looks good so far, should be an exciting time hearing it roar!
Engine is back in now, but ran into a little snag. My sump interferes with one of the bolts holding the steering rack in. I'll just adjust it with my percussive adjuster Shouldn't be too long now
