Suby conversion, Oil pan group buy Options

[Porcharu]

I am going to order an oil pan "kit" for the Suby engine from Sharpbuilt in Australia. I have a price quote of $118 each delivered to me, I need to order 5 to get that price. The kit is $85 the rest is shipping - the more we buy the less the shipping is (per kit.) I think I can do the pan cutting cutting (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sawzall-smiley.gif) and welding (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welder.gif) for a reasonable price - I just don't know how much time each kit is going to take. It looks like a few hours of work to me. Of course if I do 5 of them it should be more efficient. Just post to this thread if you want in on the fun.

Here is the kit. oil pan kit

This setup seems a lot nicer than just chopping off the bottom of the pan and loosing oil capacity. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welder.gif)

[Porcharu]

QUOTE (jimkelly @ Mar 8 2006, 03:57 PM)

Steve, I'm in on the pan - will you to the modifying of it and of the sump pump for a reasonable fee? I've been checking the other thread regularly and saw no update - found this today - as I have not been spending too much time on the club lately. Got my horn working today - honk honk : ) $250 for just the two flanges - maybe $200 for 5 sets. I was hoping about $100 for the set - oh well. Has raxles and precisionalloy given a chance to give a quote? Jim

I'll weld it up for a reasonable fee - I can't quote yet because I don't know how much work it is.

Nothing going on other than getting the tubing bender made. I have been thinking about a cable shifter and I am going to start collecting parts for it.

The flanges still need to be mocked up and then I will send out for quotes.
I would be very suprised if they can be made for less than 250 a pair. The ones you see for the VW's are mass produced overseas. Custom quality work costs money no way around it. The flanges are still going to be cheaper than custom axles.