72 k20 project

[6lcummins]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

which it are you referring to? without knowing i can answer, Yes. the table top is .75" and plenty heavy for my needs. the pan flange is .375" 6061t6 AL and more than adequate. the pan is .090" 5052 AL. at nearly 3/32" it is thicker than it needs to be for a zero(or very low) pressure environment and less than 3 gallons of oil volume. it could have esily been .050" or even less, but it gets more tedious to weld once you get below .080 or so. if i had done my research i would have laid out the bend details for .100" or .080" since we had more smaller drops of those to choose from, but i got lucky and found the one piece of .090" we had in the drop rack and it was a perfect fit for these parts. otherwise i would have had to go out to the metal storage and pull a full sheet. that would have been lame.

I was being sarcastic... Want me to send my polisher out for when its done?