ITR Z3 rebuild thread

[Z3_GoCar]

your pan can be fixed...
that is not that bad
I had a cracked ducati engine case welded before and it worked fine...
if you cant find a guy down there I am sure someone up here in santa cruz can weld it....
the hardest part is getting the oil out of the metal to weld it.
send me your info if you need help..
crashtest22 at gmail

Is it alright if I call you JC?? The one chunk is only one piece of many and several rips in the aluminum. Also, it's a double wall casting, with a cast in windage tray, that would need to be removed to get to the inside. Actually, it's a really neat piece and it's also got a double pick-up on the pump, the main rear one and a smaller one in front.

James

If you can get the pan to me. I know a very good certified welder who can work miracles with aluminum.

Hey John,

Thanks for the offer, but I might know someone locally who can do it also.

James

[Z3_GoCar]

I've got the motor most of the way apart. Interesting fact about the oil pan is it's a double wall casting with dual sumps, same as on the S-54. If it were a lesser pump, all the internal parts would be avalible seperatly. But since it's a motorsports unit it's only avalible as a single $600 part.


I suspect that the oil relief has been causing low oil pressure issues. Here are more pictures of the damage:

The crack in the front sump area, note the built in windage tray and dual wall casting.

Close up of the rear sump, notice the pieces.

Note the rip in the back of the sump.

To fix it I'm thinking of bending up some 3/16" aluminum plate and building a new bottom end for the sump. Maybe even mill in some fins into the plate.

James

[Z3_GoCar]

Since video has been added. Here's the last couple of laps before all the carnage:
http://www.myscca.com/includes/flvpl...autostart=true

I'll never forget that fateful moment I looked down and decided to up shift to 5th

James

[Z3_GoCar]

Here's what I was thinking would be my inspiration for the rebuild paint scheme:



Would the shark mouth be to over the top on the shark car? What do you think?

James

[JeffYoung]

Dude, it's a race car. DO IT.

[Z3_GoCar]

Dude, it's a race car. DO IT.

Yeah, if I can't do it on a race car, where can it be done?

[Z3_GoCar]

I just pulled the tape and bolted it up to see how it'd look. What do you think??