318 LA build log
Another little update
I got sick last week, but feel 80% better now.
The guy at the autoparts store told me they can't get new duplicolor paint because the factory burned down or exploded or something last year ago. Is that true? I did some research, one of the Sherwin Williams factories in texas did, which was after I bought the better matching paint, but there are still multiple factories in the country, so paint is not completely gone everywhere.
Anyway, moving on to my f**k up. While I was test fitting the oil pan, the baffle would hit the sump tube. Sliding the pan back enough to have it sit tells me i need to cut more than a 1 1/4 inch into the baffle and maybe do some hammering. So I that is exactly what I did not do and I ordered a new oil pickup and the main cap bolt/stud for it. My cheap a$$ thought I could get away with using the stock oil pickup/sump and I wasted my time. Oh well, now I have another part to ad to the For Sale pile when I'm done.
Another little update
I got sick last week, but feel 80% better now.
The guy at the autoparts store told me they can't get new duplicolor paint because the factory burned down or exploded or something last year ago. Is that true? I did some research, one of the Sherwin Williams factories in texas did, which was after I bought the better matching paint, but there are still multiple factories in the country, so paint is not completely gone everywhere.
Anyway, moving on to my f**k up. While I was test fitting the oil pan, the baffle would hit the sump tube. Sliding the pan back enough to have it sit tells me i need to cut more than a 1 1/4 inch into the baffle and maybe do some hammering. So I that is exactly what I did not do and I ordered a new oil pickup and the main cap bolt/stud for it. My cheap a$$ thought I could get away with using the stock oil pickup/sump and I wasted my time. Oh well, now I have another part to ad to the For Sale pile when I'm done.