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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ooohhh I made a bunch of these plasma cut from 3/16” plate steel several years ago for my spitfire friends </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Back when I had access to a plasma table.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Let me go check in the garage tomorrow evening and if I still have some left, I will send you one free… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I can tell you the 3/16” steel will not warp and leak from experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Spridgets [mailto:spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Ball via Spridgets<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2020 9:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> spridgets@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Spridgets] An aluminum question for the engineering/machinist type out there<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rich Ball<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>’76 Midget<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Everett, WA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>