My home made oil pan brace

-xlr8planet- · 02-25-2009, 11:59 AM

here it goes

drilling the holes was the easiest part. Making it fit was ... complicated

***Herblenny*** · 02-25-2009, 12:01 PM

COOL! Now you need to do what Mazda and Garfinkle does... make a groove so it reduces flex.

-xlr8planet- · 02-25-2009, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herblenny

COOL! Now you need to do what Mazda and Garfinkle does... make a groove so it reduces flex.

a groove where?

ratboy · 02-25-2009, 05:00 PM

I love seeing all the things you make yourself for your car - look great! The braces Ive seen have a groove running all the way around the top of the pan brace. You gonna use studs instead of bolts like most vendors use? I need to pick up a oil pan brace for my repu but 125$ is alot right now with other projects going on...

-xlr8planet- · 02-26-2009, 05:38 AM

Thanks Ratboy

currency in my country is 3,57 to 1 today... so 125 plus taxes and shipping... is way too much for me.

Making that one probably costed me 10 bucks and some time.

Im gonna use 35mm studs

02-25-2009, 11:59 AM	#1
-xlr8planet- RCC Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina iTrader: (4) Posts: 679 Rep Power: 17	My home made oil pan brace here it goes drilling the holes was the easiest part. Making it fit was ... complicated __________________ www.rx7club.com.ar RX-7 Forum in Spanish I make custom decals. Yes, you can ask me

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*Herblenny* Founder/Administrator/Internet Pitbull :) Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (11) Posts: 644 Rep Power: 10	COOL! Now you need to do what Mazda and Garfinkle does... make a groove so it reduces flex. __________________ DGRR 2013 - Year of 13B www.DealsGapRotaryRally.com http://www.facebook.com/Herblenny

02-25-2009, 05:00 PM	#4
ratboy Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0) Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	I love seeing all the things you make yourself for your car - look great! The braces Ive seen have a groove running all the way around the top of the pan brace. You gonna use studs instead of bolts like most vendors use? I need to pick up a oil pan brace for my repu but 125$ is alot right now with other projects going on... __________________ 1977 REPU - bridgeport 13b, delorto carb, 3" exhaust to RB muffler 1985 Rx7 GSLSE - RB exhaust, ST springs, mostly stock

02-26-2009, 05:38 AM	#5
-xlr8planet- RCC Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina iTrader: (4) Posts: 679 Rep Power: 17	Thanks Ratboy currency in my country is 3,57 to 1 today... so 125 plus taxes and shipping... is way too much for me. Making that one probably costed me 10 bucks and some time. Im gonna use 35mm studs __________________ www.rx7club.com.ar RX-7 Forum in Spanish I make custom decals. Yes, you can ask me