DIY deep pan

[KendallF]

I figured while I was posting with assembly questions I'd also show pics of my home fabbed deep pan. My car budget (and especially my GN budget) is at zero right now but I wanted a deep pan so I could swap to the 700 filter. Here's the result:

http://home.attbi.com/~frederik/misc/transpan.htm

I'm in no danger of putting Billet Fab or Art Carr out of business but hey, it was cheap!

 

[Scott231]

Gotta had it to you Kendall, there seems no modification you cannot do yourself. Unfortunately, that pan will not work with a BAT brake if you ever decide to go that route.

See you at BG in 2006...or 2007.

 

[monte_383]

Nice looking pan. Glad I'm not the only guy on a budget. I built my pan too. From scratch this last time. Made it to the same specs as the PTS pans from Bruce only out of steel instead of aluminum. If I only had a TIG welder... I'm sure Bruce or Mark can testify to the heavy dutiness of mine, they just finished building my trans. The first pan I "modified" I took the lower 3" off a 2.3L Ford engine oil pan (had a built in drain) and welded it to the bottom of the stock tranny pan. Made a custom pickup for it out of a metal fuel filter screen they use in CAT engines (from work), and used an external hydraulic oil filter to catch the fines. Worked OK, but wouldn't work with the brake. -Chuck

 

[KendallF]

Originally posted by Scott231
Gotta had it to you Kendall, there seems no modification you cannot do yourself. Unfortunately, that pan will not work with a BAT brake if you ever decide to go that route.

See you at BG in 2006...or 2007.

This is for my GN, the driver. I had better stay sane enough to not put a trans brake in it! The GN has derailed me from working on the T-type for 2 or 3 weeks now. I keep threatening to sell the GN so I can concentrate on the T-type..not to mention have the funds to finish it...by 2007!

Originally posted by monte_383
Nice looking pan. Glad I'm not the only guy on a budget. I built my pan too. From scratch this last time. Made it to the same specs as the PTS pans from Bruce only out of steel instead of aluminum. If I only had a TIG welder... I'm sure Bruce or Mark can testify to the heavy dutiness of mine, they just finished building my trans. The first pan I "modified" I took the lower 3" off a 2.3L Ford engine oil pan (had a built in drain) and welded it to the bottom of the stock tranny pan. Made a custom pickup for it out of a metal fuel filter screen they use in CAT engines (from work), and used an external hydraulic oil filter to catch the fines. Worked OK, but wouldn't work with the brake. -Chuck

I thought about building one totally from scratch but I thought this would be easier..after welding it all up I am rethinking that choice! The nice thing about a lot of the fabricated ones is that the pan rail is one-piece; this requires a big chunk of aluminum plate which I don't have. I could weld the rails from strips of plate and mill the flange flat; I may try that for my oil pan for the S2.

 

[chris718]

some useful info .a transbrake from ck performance does not require anything other than a stock pan .it can be ordered with a plate that bolts to the parking tab bracket that allows the car to ride the back tires to the 60 ft mark and not lose pressure .i dont think anything other than a stock pan is neceessary anyhow .look at it good and youll see why .but hey if your handyenuf to make 1 thats great.

 

[monte_383]

I used bar stock (6' of it) to make the pan rail for mine. It was kind of a pain, I think I had about 10 or 11 pieces to weld together. I was going to have mine surfaced once it was finished, but it was about 1/4" too wide for the big belt sander at the machine shop. I had the machinist measure how much it was out of flat, ended up being <0.040". Which was close enough for me, figured the gasket would take care of that. I did most all the welding of the sides and bottom with the rail bolted to a spare case to minimize warping. -Chuck

 

[FastTurb]

wish I was as handy as you guys...

I had one made using two pans - cut the bottom off one of the pans and cut the top off the other and put the two larger pieces together. I had the extra pan left over from buying the Art Carr deep pan for one of the cars.