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**LEEVON** · 08-21-2012, 10:01 AM

Don't cheap out like me and buy a used f-body pan for $100, then discover a crack, then take it to the shop to be welded, then get a call from the shop demanding $250, then tell the shop to go somewhere and do something intimate to themselves, then settling on $150 for said 5 minute repair, then having $250 into a used, welded oil pan.

Total investment:

-trip to guy's house, dig through his shed, almost get stung. 1 hour + $100
-degreasing, scraping, discovering crack, wife yells at you for making a mess. 1 hour.
-trip to the shop, drop-off pan. 30 minutes.
-another trip to the shop, pick-up pan and engage in not so friendly discussion. 30 minutes +$150
-dress-up repairs because they suck. 30 minutes.
-being pissed off, bad for my blood pressure.
-not sure if repair is going to hold.

So that's 3.5 hours away from my family on saturday morning for $50. Being cheap ain't easy!

GET THE NEW PAN KIT.

08-21-2012, 10:01 AM	#10
LEEVON Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,920	Re: Full porterbuilt 66 with LY5.. Need info on changing oil pan !! Don't cheap out like me and buy a used f-body pan for $100, then discover a crack, then take it to the shop to be welded, then get a call from the shop demanding $250, then tell the shop to go somewhere and do something intimate to themselves, then settling on $150 for said 5 minute repair, then having $250 into a used, welded oil pan. Total investment: -trip to guy's house, dig through his shed, almost get stung. 1 hour + $100 -degreasing, scraping, discovering crack, wife yells at you for making a mess. 1 hour. -trip to the shop, drop-off pan. 30 minutes. -another trip to the shop, pick-up pan and engage in not so friendly discussion. 30 minutes +$150 -dress-up repairs because they suck. 30 minutes. -being pissed off, bad for my blood pressure. -not sure if repair is going to hold. So that's 3.5 hours away from my family on saturday morning for $50. Being cheap ain't easy! GET THE NEW PAN KIT. __________________ '86 GMC C30 Crew ~ '86 C20 Crew ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '74K10 ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids Last edited by LEEVON; 08-21-2012 at 10:12 AM.