[Fot] Design review: Baffled trap door oil pan and hammered up pickup...

[J.C. Hassall]

On 12/26/2009 5:41 PM, Mark Eginton wrote:
> Happy Holidaze,
>
> First I wanted to thank many of you that sent me ideas and photos of pan
> baffles last spring when I started this project. I am finally back on
> this project putting the finishing touches on things and its time for a
> final design review to make sure I did not miss something and make
> things worse.
>
> At the following link you will find photos of the trap door system I
> fabricated. Seems everyone complained about losing oil on left hand
> corners and no-one mentioned a right hand issue so there is only one
> baffle down the length and a transverse baffle thinking braking going
> into a corner throws oil forward, might as well keep it there. I took
> ideas from what worked for some and added trap doors designed like my
> Moroso pan one of my other toys. The doors flop easily, not worried
> about them sticking, surprisingly easy to fabricate.
>
> Don't be polite - I'd rather trash it all than trash the motor.


Mark, I like your style: if a job is worth doing, it's worth over-doing. 
  I can't speak to the effectiveness of the design, but the fabrication 
job looks nice.  And I think the idea of spinning around in the yard 
with oil in the sump is a great idea.

jim

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Jim Hassall
Blacksburg VA
'63 TR4 in autox preparation
99% finished, 90% to go