I have an idea...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-Aluminum-Ring-6-OD-x-5-5-ID-5052-1-8-Thick-Aluminum/193763629088?pageci=cb5f5814-31a7-4ec3-a63b-2f30baf4d6b8&redirect=mobile

This guy says he can cut different sizes.   

Also notice I only used 3 periods.   

Edit:  This one is closer
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-Aluminum-Ring-5-5-OD-x-4-ID-5052-1-8-Thick-Aluminum/204097695577?hash=item2f852baf59:g:DFoAAOSwa~FZi1zG&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA8ChmwkdC0eCoKU8yGfKHQxnBUAo+cvRdB9WcwKaAp96+9fFbi5ThCFE0R7fexdhq5OHLLL8ppV+4hJ7FjhPkPAubW6BBkmkZ8BbZ5gADvZdLnZLlshrWeuSKPTZKaPyBjU0nDmpKtItCIt29Ljl6Q6PY0kF16gJOj0Y0BqCJnRrYov+irJ41SgvLymMfg9TzwmajrwaENZ8z2qvEzZaFAODn9D6+07+Z/Ot6q2YX54YK9Qvyc5r4Is0rBdkf/RUwE6oxSi2M3+MAnVg7cjfB3j18GYgEmkxhp+CBeN+3bX8DXP2DS6zraFLD1/ER3OyT/A==%7Ctkp:Bk9SR8br4v24Yg&pageci=ab567243-6afb-487d-ac3a-954e65d9b339&redirect=mobile

Last edited by Greg B (8/05/2023 4:43 PM)

Greg B wrote:

I have an idea...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-Aluminum-Ring-6-OD-x-5-5-ID-5052-1-8-Thick-Aluminum/193763629088?pageci=cb5f5814-31a7-4ec3-a63b-2f30baf4d6b8&redirect=mobile

This guy says he can cut different sizes.   

Also notice I only used 3 periods.   

Edit:  This one is closer
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-Aluminum-Ring-5-5-OD-x-4-ID-5052-1-8-Thick-Aluminum/204097695577?hash=item2f852baf59:g:DFoAAOSwa~FZi1zG&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA8ChmwkdC0eCoKU8yGfKHQxnBUAo+cvRdB9WcwKaAp96+9fFbi5ThCFE0R7fexdhq5OHLLL8ppV+4hJ7FjhPkPAubW6BBkmkZ8BbZ5gADvZdLnZLlshrWeuSKPTZKaPyBjU0nDmpKtItCIt29Ljl6Q6PY0kF16gJOj0Y0BqCJnRrYov+irJ41SgvLymMfg9TzwmajrwaENZ8z2qvEzZaFAODn9D6+07+Z/Ot6q2YX54YK9Qvyc5r4Is0rBdkf/RUwE6oxSi2M3+MAnVg7cjfB3j18GYgEmkxhp+CBeN+3bX8DXP2DS6zraFLD1/ER3OyT/A==%7Ctkp:Bk9SR8br4v24Yg&pageci=ab567243-6afb-487d-ac3a-954e65d9b339&redirect=mobile

Thanks, Greg.  That is the route we were heading. Make a thin ring with a cross-section that fits the gap closely. I used Play-Doh to get the dimensions. Bullet was going to make a ring and then cut it in half. That way, some other idiot can try this same thing.

Greg B wrote:

I have an idea...

Also notice I only used 3 periods.   

 
Those in the business call them an ellipsis.

Last edited by Bearing Bob (8/12/2023 3:21 PM)

Nos681 wrote:

Ya mean,  “dot, dot, dot?”

 
I think that … is S, the first letter in
… …. .. _ !

I thought about that, sal. But I am afraid that , with the added width of the bottom sump, the oil might not be deep enough and cornering might result in cavitation. I think it would resemble running a five quart pan with only three quarts in it. This thing is over 12” wide inside. Probably safer to just run the 7 quarts.  Or, maybe throw a couple of bricks in it raise the five quart level similar to some people putting bricks in their toilet tank to conserve water.
Since it only will get an oil change once a year, most likely, I think I will just spring for the extra two quarts. If that is the most expensive thing I have to spend on a Mustang, life will be good.

MS wrote:

Can't wait to see the billet ring Bullet made for this.  He started with a 2' x 4' x 1" thick aluminum billet.  I think he just likes making chips for any reason.

 
Who doesn't? I've been known to clean up the ends of short tubing pieces. Chuck them in the lathe and face them. Ya know, just so they look nice. One time I cleaned up 2 pieces of 1 inch .095 wall tube one after the other, and they both came out the same length, without measuring as I cut. To the thousands of an inch. Hey, it's good therapy.

I would have thought you would want to use some type of softer aluminum so it would have a tad bit of crush conformity to it.   If it turns out really tight clearance wise, instead of silicone, maybe a type of anaerobic sealant like is used on tightly machined aluminum parts like European engines use, or a combination of both.

ah, I can just see all this meticulous  work be shaved off by the first speed bump the custom pan will not clear...

Just like the aircraft industry.
Measure it with a micrometer
Mark it with a grease pencil.
Cut it with an axe.

I keep telling Bullet to just get it in the ballpark because I do own a 40 grit flapper wheel and a grinder. And it will require less RTV than an oil pan job usually requires.

MS wrote:

Just like the aircraft industry.
Measure it with a micrometer
Mark it with a grease pencil.
Cut it with an axe.

I keep telling Bullet to just get it in the ballpark because I do own a 40 grit flapper wheel and a grinder. And it will require less RTV than an oil pan job usually requires.

Hey, I like that 2nd step.  We always used to say "measure with a micrometer, cut it with an axe."  The grease pencil adds another layer to the @#%$ sandwich. 
 

In my line of work, it was …
Measure it with a micrometer
Mark it with a chalk.
Cut it with an axe.

(not sure if chalk is sold anymore either)

TKOPerformance wrote:

MS wrote:

Do they even MAKE grease pencils any more?

Yep.  I use them to mark tile because the mark doesn't wash off in the wet saw. 
 

 
Me too, I have many uses for Crayons in the shop.