CAD LSx oil pan rail dimensions/diagram?
08-01-2007, 03:39 AM
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CAD LSx oil pan rail dimensions/diagram? Just curious if anyone has a CAD drawing or otherwise of all the dimensions of a LSx oil pan rail before I have to take my pan off and start measuring.
A buddy and I are gonna CNC a couple billet pan rails and build our own sheetmetal aluminum oil pans for our "hybrid" installations rather than cut some pre-existing oil pans up to fit.
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-Jake
A buddy and I are gonna CNC a couple billet pan rails and build our own sheetmetal aluminum oil pans for our "hybrid" installations rather than cut some pre-existing oil pans up to fit.
Thanks!
-Jake
08-01-2007, 06:25 AM
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I was going to make a CAD layout when I built my pan.
But I decided it was easier to transfer punch the holes and scribe the outside (and cut it with a bandsaw).
I built my flange out of 4 pieces of cold rolled steel barstock (3/8" x 1.5 & 3/8" x 2") to avoid cutting a huge hole out of the center of a big piece of material, simply because it was easier and cheaper.
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But I decided it was easier to transfer punch the holes and scribe the outside (and cut it with a bandsaw).
I built my flange out of 4 pieces of cold rolled steel barstock (3/8" x 1.5 & 3/8" x 2") to avoid cutting a huge hole out of the center of a big piece of material, simply because it was easier and cheaper.
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08-01-2007, 06:11 PM
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Thanks for your input. I was gonna do the same thing on the bandsaw except I'm feeling lazy. Plus if we CNC it we can cut an O-ring groove in it for no good reason other than we can.
Plus if we CNC it we can cut an O-ring groove in it for no good reason other than we can.
08-02-2007, 06:42 AM
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Certainly you could use an O-ring, but the factory oilpan gasket is pretty nice....Its a chunk of aluminum sheet with a molded on rubber bead. Crushes to a specific dimension, and I believe is re-useable. I picked up a fresh one when I built my pan.
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08-02-2007, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Teetoe_Jones
I can't give out our CAD data but I can cut you any pan rail you want, even LS7.
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08-02-2007, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JustDreamin
Certainly you could use an O-ring, but the factory oilpan gasket is pretty nice....Its a chunk of aluminum sheet with a molded on rubber bead. Crushes to a specific dimension, and I believe is re-useable. I picked up a fresh one when I built my pan.
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No biggie either way. 