[Spridgets] An aluminum question for the engineering/machinist type out there

[Rick Fisk]

I made one out of 1/8" steel plate.  Even 1/8" aluminum would be fine as there is nothing to cause it to deform or cup or warp as it's just a hole cover.  :-)

Rick

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> On Sep 29, 2020, at 9:13 PM, Richard Ball via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> So I want to make myself a fuel pump block off plate for my 1500.  The car has had an electric pump on it since before I got the car but the shop that put it on for the owner at the time simply gutted the mechanical pump and bolted it back in place to cover the hole.  Time to clean it up.
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> The question is this.  I was original thinking of making one out of ¼ inch aluminum but looking at a variety of aluminum block off plates online they seem to generally be made from thicker stock.  Would ¼ inch tend to deform/cup/warp over time and leak? I’m fine with using thicker stock, I’m just wondering if it’s necessary.  I know that some people use the chromed steel fuel pump block off plate for the big block Chevy on the 1500, but it doesn’t fit the opening correctly and just doesn’t look right to me.
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> Thoughts?
>  
> Rich Ball
> ’76 Midget
> Everett, WA
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