The benefits keep showing up. Unlike a schertz beam a stock
oil pan can be used.

Still not final. I made it a bit too wide.


Opss I forgot the 3D's

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OK Craig.

Here the final 3D's and dxf's. Unzip the 2D dxf, load them into
Q Cad and find any dimension you are looking for. Front, top and
side view.

Paul Lamar


Paul,

Excellent!

One thing to also look at is to make is a little simpler for some of us home shop guys.

I do have a milling machine (manual operation, not CNC) that can do most of the
fabrication. Rather than CNC'd 1/2" plate,  I'd rather do a 0.375" aluminum
plate, and a front (attached to the plate) box of 3" square tubing
(6061-T6  0.190") that would act like the S-beam.

Idea is simple fabrication, retain stock oil pan.

Just looking for guidance.  With exhaust heat, simple front plate, but
also the option of making the "s-beam" from simple 4130 square tubing is also possible.

I did buy the 4130 0.063" sheet to make an s-beam.  Just do not have
access to a heavy press brake to bend it.  Does anyone know how Jerry
bent it? My only thought was to cut into four strips and weld and
grind smooth the edges.  Lots of work.

Tom