The Making of the "GLH-R/T"

[DaveSkrab]

Sweet!

[rx2mazda]

Nobody noticed my slick new antenna?! lol.

Ran into the exact same problem that Kelly did in this thread.....http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/sh...+drain+oil+pan

Gonna drop the oil pan and add a AN bulkhead fitting for the drain.

[rx2mazda]

Got my registration squared away and renewed. Also bought a vintage 1985 Maryland license plate from FleaBay for $11. If your car is classed as Historic or Street Rod and you have a vintage plate from the same production year, you can use it on your car (after you pay a one-time $25 fee). Thought it would be a nice touch.

[cordes]

That is really cool. I put the plate on my CSX today. I wonder how many tickets I'll get for having no front plate. The car has made it 25 years without one so I think I should be exempt!

[Aries_Turbo]

Nobody noticed my slick new antenna?! lol.

Ran into the exact same problem that Kelly did in this thread.....http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/sh...+drain+oil+pan

Gonna drop the oil pan and add a AN bulkhead fitting for the drain.

the oil pan will be at a 13deg (ish) angle backwards. the bulkhead fitting will be uphill with the engine in the car.

better to tig weld a tube into the oil pan so that the oil drain remains downhill.

i did a similar mod on my reliant using a stock drain tube and brazed it into the pan. since it entered the pan perpendicular to the side of the pan, the last section was uphill.

it smoked.

i now bored the block to 3/4" and pressed/epoxied in a 3/4" tube with the stock style tube and a piece of hose connecting them.

no smoke.

just be mindful of angles given that the engine tilts back around 13 degrees.

Brian

[rx2mazda]

the oil pan will be at a 13deg (ish) angle backwards. the bulkhead fitting will be uphill with the engine in the car.

better to tig weld a tube into the oil pan so that the oil drain remains downhill.

i did a similar mod on my reliant using a stock drain tube and brazed it into the pan. since it entered the pan perpendicular to the side of the pan, the last section was uphill.

it smoked.

i now bored the block to 3/4" and pressed/epoxied in a 3/4" tube with the stock style tube and a piece of hose connecting them.

no smoke.

just be mindful of angles given that the engine tilts back around 13 degrees.

Brian

Thanks! I actually noticed this today when I was doing the mock-up. Hopefully I get lucky and it drains fine. I PMed Kelly and asked him if it was an issue for him, waiting to hear back(I figured if it was, he's pretty good at updating a thread and telling everyone the problem). I still think its better than the way it was sitting...Either way, I got her new registration and I'm starting her up tomorrow and going cruising. If it smokes I'll get Brian to fix her up.

[tsiconquest88]

Awesome man... Glad to see it back running again!

[contraption22]

Updates!?

[rx2mazda]

Updates!?

It's running.... And the rear main seal is leaking. Fml.

[minigts]

Sorry to hear that Carroll. Hope you have time to get it done and running before SDAC. Were you planning to bring it or were you coming?

[contraption22]

That bites. I hope you can get it done before the the convention, and if not, you decide to come out anyway.

[rx2mazda]

Thanks... Yes and yes. We'll see how it goes. I was gonna tow it Brian and let him replace the seal (because I'm sick of fighting under this car on jackstands, in the sun & rain, with mosquitoes attacking me) but, my AAA ran out so I have to wait a week before I can use the service.

[turboshad]

Is it leaking that bad that you couldn't drive it? Get that ol rust coating refreshed. JT2 could give you some pointers on long trips and oil leaks.

[minigts]

Is it leaking that bad that you couldn't drive it? Get that ol rust coating refreshed. JT2 could give you some pointers on long trips and oil leaks.

Bring a 5 quart thing of oil, top it off every gas fill and you're good to go!

[Ondonti]

When I threw the first junkyard motor in my Duster I just made a drip pan after they booted me for leaving a few drops at the spot they stopped me to check my helmet (already trying to boot me).

I refused to fix anything on that motor but the water pump that seized after the first 5 miles of driving :P

I didn't want my plans ruined by an oil leak that might not go away or a new oil leak etc.

[rx2mazda]

Bring a 5 quart thing of oil, top it off every gas fill and you're good to go!

I don't have to gas between me and Philly lol! It's leaking about 3 drips per second.

[turboshad]

What about making a tray under the bellhousing that drains back into the oil pan?

[contraption22]

I'd be more concerned if there weren't any drips under my Chryslers. Whatever isn't dripping is likely empty.

[rx2mazda]

What about making a tray under the bellhousing that drains back into the oil pan?

Why didn't I think of that?!

[Pat]

I don't have to gas between me and Philly lol! It's leaking about 3 drips per second.

At that rate, you'd make it to Philly no problem. Stop once or twice to double check/top off.