2011 VE SSV Pierced Oil Sump/Pan

[Skylarking]

I can't weld and I don't own a welder, hence my thoughts on using timber.

phone a friend?

Using wood can be tricky unless you take specific care about the load paths and the fixing methods you use. Some sort of metal truss/wall plate and lots of bolts would be the go… I‘d not use nails…

 

[chrisp]

Recently bought a car with knock in the engine and the second there was a lake of oil under the car. Well thats what the seller told me.

Many moons ago, I lost a very hot 202 at 7500.... drag racing at CAlder you see

stopped with an electrical fault ! ....coz the No.1 rod came out the side of the block and took the alternator with it

When I read the OP my thoughts were that the seller wasn’t quite telling the full story of how that mysterious hole appeared in the block, and what they were doing at the time. But I can’t help wondering, as @Smitty has experienced, just how many rpm was it doing at that time, and where did this mysterious activity take place. Hard to believe it would have just happened while the car was parked in the seller’s driveway.

 

[losh1971]

phone a friend?

Using wood can be tricky unless you take specific care about the load paths and the fixing methods you use. Some sort of metal truss/wall plate and lots of bolts would be the go… I‘d not use nails…

My thoughts are a timber frame, either x2 laminated 90/45 down each side or a single 140/45 down each side with some noggins in the middle. Then a 20mm ply top. Fixings would be a mix of nails used to build the frame, as nails are stronger than screws. A few screws just to stop the nails slipping Lots of screws to hold down the ply and some eye bolts for tie down points.

May not happen as it might not be worth the cost to build one for the few times it would get used. Plus I have to store it. Having said that I need a new project.

 

[chrisp]

I can't weld and I don't own a welder, hence my thoughts on using timber.

You must put one on your shopping list! The modern welders are soooo much easier to use than the old stick welders of yesteryear.

 

[losh1971]

You must put one on your shopping list! The modern welders are soooo much easier to use than the old stick welders of yesteryear.

Suppose I could, but I have enough gear now that only gets used once a year. Maybe when I leave my job and retrain I could do a metal engineering course.

 

[losh1971]

At the end of the day it would likely work out much cheaper to keep an eye out on Marketplace for something that could be adapted. Heck there might even be off the shelf units new for all I know.

 

[Mon-aro]

WTF IS GOING ON?!!! Big bang theory??

 

[Mon-aro]

here you go everyone

 

[lmoengnr]

here you go everyone

#7 rod said "I'm outta here"...
And left you with some 'piston nuggets'...

Wonder what an L77 is worth as scrap value?

 

[J_D 2.0]

here you go everyone

Cylinder number 7 has left the chat.