Tried my hand at making an oil baffle.

[75slant6]

So I’ve been working on tearing apart and cleaning my engine, getting ready for re-assembly and decided to try my hand at adding a homemade baffle to my stock style kevko pan.

 

[Kendog 170]

Nice job. I made one on my stock pan.

 

[TT5.9mag]

Nice job. Looks very familiar.

 

[Inertia]

I always had gaps as shown in the other pans, for the oil to drain back down, in places that don't get splash, depending on style of track .

Good job .

 

[JedIEG]

Im think about doing this on my stock pan too. Glad to see other people adding baffles.

Ideally, I would like a road race style pan but $600 for the milodon seem extreme. I was looking at increased capacity transmission pans that cost next to nothing and wondering if I could mate that to the stock oil pan sump to get the kickouts like a road race pan. Then just add some baffles and trap doors... seems doable for way less than $600. Anyone ever try that?

 

[Inertia]

I usually bolted it to a block while welding, to avoid warpage . jmo

 

[75slant6]

I usually bolted it to a block while welding, to avoid warpage . jmo

That probably would've been a good idea. My pan did have a little warpage in it before I ever started any welding on it, so I figured I’m just gonna wing it and see what happens.

 

[75slant6]

Im think about doing this on my stock pan too. Glad to see other people adding baffles.

Ideally, I would like a road race style pan but $600 for the milodon seem extreme. I was looking at increased capacity transmission pans that cost next to nothing and wondering if I could mate that to the stock oil pan sump to get the kickouts like a road race pan. Then just add some baffles and trap doors... seems doable for way less than $600. Anyone ever try that?

Its crossed my mind to try something similar to what you described but this go around, I’m just gonna do the baffle. Don’t have enough available time before I need the car functional again to add that project to it yet.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Looks ok to me!

 

[Inertia]

Im think about doing this on my stock pan too. Glad to see other people adding baffles.

Ideally, I would like a road race style pan but $600 for the milodon seem extreme. I was looking at increased capacity transmission pans that cost next to nothing and wondering if I could mate that to the stock oil pan sump to get the kickouts like a road race pan. Then just add some baffles and trap doors... seems doable for way less than $600. Anyone ever try that?

You can completely customize your pan, as described, no need for bigg $$ if you can weld and have imagination .
I welded a piece of exhaust pipe thru a gasser oil pan, so the steering relay rod could pass thru. That one I had to modify a few times, learned lots.
Go for it .

 

[Uncle Bob]

I usually bolted it to a block while welding, to avoid warpage . jmo

I'm curious how you would weld baffles in an oil pan that is bolted to a block.

I know exactly what you mean because I've got a cracked aluminum bellhousing that I had welded up that won't fit a block now.