Author Topic: feeler: Main Bearing girdles (Read 27454 times)

zukgod1 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 20, 2009, 09:43:47 am »

Quote from: "Kudagra"

That thing is like 1/4" thick..

There goes my ground clearance

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That thing is like 1/2" thick so ya your draqgin pan for sure!

Better be for making a skid plate, sure would suck to take out your pan.

truckinwagen · « **Reply #31 on:** January 20, 2009, 02:47:12 pm »

well, you should leave room for the road under your car anyway(no the road is not flat, it can often reach up and grab your car if you don' have at least A FEW INCHES between it and the important bits of your car)

jtanguay · « **Reply #32 on:** January 20, 2009, 03:55:32 pm »

what about just getting some longer oil pan bolts???

any recommendation for the gasket between block & girdle? is there a rubber one for the 1.6/1.9 or is it just cork or windage tray?

truckinwagen · « **Reply #33 on:** January 20, 2009, 04:42:27 pm »

you should not use a gasket between the block and the girdle, they need to be solidly attached to each other, some RTV between them should do the trick.

yes you do need longer pan bolts, and if you are not going too crazy with power that would work to hold it on(the professionally made speed shop ones attach this way), but its own bolts would be better

Dirtrag2 · « **Reply #34 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:58:04 pm »

Quote from: "truckinwagen"

will go across the border?

US postal service should work well and be convenient for you as well.
as for customs/duty fees, jtanguay is right if you mark it off as a gift then no problems or just write $5 as value so if we have to pay canadian taxes it will be taxes on $5

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #35 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:51:29 pm »

i'll buy one for sure.

truckinwagen · « **Reply #36 on:** January 20, 2009, 11:36:42 pm »

ok, to make this easier to keep track of, if everyone interested can PM that would be cool.

I cant have the girdles made until next week because Alaska steels shear is broken, which means that all you can buy there until next week is full sheets, right now we don't have enough people interested to warrant a full sheet, but that would be cool, because the price for the girdles would go down.

so I will take PM's until mid of next week, when I will go and get a better estimate for the steel and let all of you what it will cost to have the girdles made.

-Owen

truckinwagen · « **Reply #37 on:** January 22, 2009, 05:28:01 pm »

is anyone else interested?

I would still like a few more people to make the best of the shop time
(still looking for three more)

if you want one and haven't yet PM'ed me please do.

-Owen

OldDieselGuy · « **Reply #38 on:** January 22, 2009, 06:51:22 pm »

Hey Owen, I will take one of those girdles off your hands. Let me know they are done.
Pete,
OldDieselGuy
Anchorage, Alaska

truckinwagen · « **Reply #39 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:05:25 pm »

will do, go ahead and shoot me a PM so I remember to get you one.

well, this brings us to only needing one more person to reach the 10 girdle requirement!

truckinwagen · « **Reply #40 on:** January 22, 2009, 09:07:13 pm »

well, with Old Diesel Guy (please send me a PM) we are now up to ten girdles!

I went to a different shop, Greer Tank, which has a waterjet for a quote on ten girdles.
Greer will be supplying the steel, unlike the other shop that wanted me to supply it. since Greer buys in bulk the price of the materials may be cheaper, and the waterjet definitely is a better cut than the plasma cut the other shop would do.

they will be getting back to me tomorrow morning with a quote, if it is the same or better than doing it with the other guys($50 per plate) I will go ahead and have them do it(we wont have to wait for Alaska Steel to fix their shear.

saurkraut · « **Reply #41 on:** January 23, 2009, 09:02:48 am »

Payment wise, do you accept Paypal?

For shipping costs, should we IM our address to you?

53 willys · « **Reply #42 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:50:40 am »

Quote from: "truckinwagen"

well, with Old Diesel Guy (please send me a PM) we are now up to ten girdles!

I went to a different shop, Greer Tank, which has a waterjet for a quote on ten girdles.
Greer will be supplying the steel, unlike the other shop that wanted me to supply it. since Greer buys in bulk the price of the materials may be cheaper, and the waterjet definitely is a better cut than the plasma cut the other shop would do.

they will be getting back to me tomorrow morning with a quote, if it is the same or better than doing it with the other guys($50 per plate) I will go ahead and have them do it(we wont have to wait for Alaska Steel to fix their shear.

I would pretty much rather have a water jet version anyway...even if it was slightly more..

truckinwagen · « **Reply #43 on:** January 23, 2009, 12:21:57 pm »

paypal works great,
for shipping PM works good too, thats how I will be getting ahold of you guys about payment and such anyway.

I will know in a few hours what the waterjet will cost so I will get back to you guys then.

Dr. Diesel · « **Reply #44 on:** January 23, 2009, 01:11:00 pm »

I'll take two. and combine shipping with jtanguay if he's willing.

Author Topic: feeler: Main Bearing girdles (Read 27454 times)

53 willys