anybody ever put a drain plug in their 8.75 housing

i was thinking about the reinforcing plate for 2 reasons.

1. if i grind on the welds on the bottom of the housing to make it smooth for the drain plug on both sides, it may weaken the housing. dunno if thats true or not, but i'd rather not chance it.

2. if i use a flush inside hex key plug with pipe threads, i will need enough thickness in material for threads for the plug. plus i want the plug to sit pretty close to flush with the bottom of the housing when its installed

i like some of the other ideas like using the welded in nut with the reliefs cut into it for draining, and then maybe using an engine oil pan drain plug with nylon washer. this is why i was asking the question. theres many more ways than what i thought up to do this. i'm liking the other ways to do this.

hope this helps anybody else thats wondering about the plate idea. if i proceed with it, i will post a thread along with pix of progress, and end results.

thanks for all your ideas on this one. i came up with wanting to do this after a bit of a messy afternoon. i actually used a 3 foot wide roll of butcher paper under the rear end while it was on a set of stands. and a big drain pan under it. kept the mess to a minimum this time. i was like Hmmm my 60 chevy had a drain, why not a mopar

matt