Jerry Hey wrote:

"Del Johnson, North Point Solutions, Inc" wrote:

 The drawings of oil pans, that people are making, show the top plate (the
 side that mates with the engine block) as having only small cut outs for the
 oil pickup tube and the bolt that protrudes into the oil pan area.  Is there
 a structural reason for not removing most of the material inside of the pan
 if your not going to use the oil pan as part of the engine mount?  To
 minimize warpage during welding I can see leaving the sheet solid but there
 would be a weight savings to remove most of this material after the pan is
 welded up.

 The aluminum flux that I will use to weld up the pan requires that it be
 removed after welding because it is quite corrosive.  What I would like to
 do is cut the core out of the top plate so I can have easy access into
 inside of the pan for cleaning.

 Attached is a turbocad drawing that should accommodate the pickup tube and
 the dip stick.  The volume came out at 4.5 quarts. The drawing only shows
 the side walls and bottom pieces.  It does not show the top sheet that
 attaches to the engine block.  Three of the sides slope at 45 degrees while
 the side, where the dip stick is located, is laid up at 90 degrees.  The
 drawing has a 3d layer that illustrates the pan when it is welded up.

Dell can't handle 3D dwg's. Can you plot it as a bit map? gif, jpg,
bmp, tiff, etc., etc. etc..

I assume you are using ACAD 2000 up.

Paul Lamar

Don't know if what I have done would be of any help, but my oil pan
has a capacity of 160 oz or 4.73 litres, exactly that of stock tank,
and does use the stock pick up.     The side slope is 45 degrees.
Jerry

 
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