Still looking good and worth updating. Have fun and keep us informed of the trials and tribulations involved.
Lee
Making progress...
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Ol'fogasaurus
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Re: Making progress...
That is the job of owning a dune buggy... constant attention!
Still looking good and worth updating. Have fun and keep us informed of the trials and tribulations involved.
Lee
Still looking good and worth updating. Have fun and keep us informed of the trials and tribulations involved.
Lee
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dustymojave
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Re: Making progress...
Way back when you rebuilt that Suby, there was discussion about your shortening the oil pan for more clearance underneath. I felt then and still do that instead of just making the pan shorter, it should also be wider, like a road racing deep sump pan for an American V8. That way you could at least maintain stock oil pan volume, if not increase it. Just might make a situation like this less likely in the future.
Richard
Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
Speed Kills! but then...So does OLD AGE!!
Tech Inspection: SCCA / SCORE / HDRA / ARVRA / A.R.T.S. OffRoad Race Tech - MDR, MORE, Glen Helen BajaCup
Retired Fabricator
'58 Baja with 955K Miles and counting
Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
Speed Kills! but then...So does OLD AGE!!
Tech Inspection: SCCA / SCORE / HDRA / ARVRA / A.R.T.S. OffRoad Race Tech - MDR, MORE, Glen Helen BajaCup
Retired Fabricator
'58 Baja with 955K Miles and counting
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Steve Arndt
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Ol'fogasaurus
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Re: Making progress...
Usually when this is done then the oil pickup tube is setup to rotate 180° to make use of the wider sump. Good for oil movement on corners or when accelerating or stopping plus when in inclined areas too.dustymojave wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:28 am Way back when you rebuilt that Suby, there was discussion about your shortening the oil pan for more clearance underneath. I felt then and still do that instead of just making the pan shorter, it should also be wider, like a road racing deep sump pan for an American V8. That way you could at least maintain stock oil pan volume, if not increase it. Just might make a situation like this less likely in the future.
Lee
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Skidmark
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Re: Making progress...
When using the shortened oil pan, you don't reduce the stock oil capacity. You still run the required quantity of oil, and the dipstick marks are modified accordingly. I screwed up here, guys. I just didn't check my oil level for too long. Now, why it had consumed that much is probably another reason to crack that egg open and see what needs refreshing.
"Your car sounds angry, and it wants to go fast all the time..."
(quote from my daughter, after driving my car)
It's not complicated, it's just expensive...
(quote from my daughter, after driving my car)
It's not complicated, it's just expensive...
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mgirdner
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Re: Making progress...
If you're not on Facebook, you might not have heard: Skidmark's new shop burned down and his baja bug, and other projects, were completely destroyed in the fire. So devastating.
Lurking in Covina, CA since 2002
- '69 Baja
- '73 Thing
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Ol'fogasaurus
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Piledriver
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Re: Making progress...
Damn...
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
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STOICH
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Re: Making progress...
OH NO! Oh man I have no words for that. I'm so sorry man.