Well there goes my chances of 9s this year
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Tried to mock up the turbo oil drain before taking everything to the machine shop I didn’t have the front cover here so I improvised. Good spot or no? 
I believe Ironworker15 put his in that same spot here is the link to the thread Brendon.
Post in thread 'Lbz twin kit fabrication' https://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/threads/lbz-twin-kit-fabrication.89357/post-1209342
That's where I put mine and it fits well.
02' LB7 Tow Pig Build
DHD works 01+, Wagler is 01-16 only. DHD is $139 and Wagler is $185. I also like they have a place for the bolts to go on top as well.
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Might be too late now, but yes, I put it right where IkeG suggested. 1.25" up from bottom of pan, centered in that valley. Had some family issues come up so engine is still on a pallet in my shop sadly, hoping to get it out to PA soon. Life just hasn't been cooperating with me recently! Best of luck!
I’m still trying to clean the pan up with acid I need to get it blasted so I can get it painted. I hope things start working out for you, if your taking your engine to Isaac he’s a good dude he’s helped me out a lot
That's where I'll be going when I can get out there. Having a wife and four kids under 12, life gets pretty crazy sometimes. Engine will get done when it gets done , as frustrating as it is sometimes that's just life. I use this acid cleaner for stainless steel to clean the oxidation after welding, it's called Wonder Gel. It's a picking gel. It's cleans aluminum really well too. If you're having a hard time cleaning the pan, give something like that a try. Best of luck on the new build! Was it a Racecast piston that let go on the last one?
That's a shame. I'm going with them on this build. I should of went with the Fingers Cast, but at the time i hadn't heard of many failures with the regular Race Cast, and I got them from a friend for super cheap. I did have them coated and am running a modded oil pump and LML cooling nozzles with an aux cooler. Hopefully keeping oil temps down as well as having more air than fuel will help. I'm limited to less than 1000hp due to non billet (minus input/output) in trans so hopefully theyll handle the 800 or so I throw at em. Did you end up running a set of Ross's?
Aluminum cleans up well with sodium hydroxide / lye. That's what plating and anodizing companies use. I get mine at ace hardware drain cleaner department. Greased lightning and some oven/grill cleaners will contain lye in them too. I've used them all but prefer the powdered drain openers. Don't use crystal heat as it is not pure, has aluminum shavings, dye and other junk in it
Thanks 2004lb7 there’s a true value 1/4 mile from my house I’ll look for that…. And I ended up going forged fingers… Jon had a set on the shelf he weight matched and cut reliefs in them I think I had them in about week.
When the crank broke the first time we reused the rods and pistons I only had 60 over injectors and a 475 over a 366 I never really thought about going beyond what race cast pistons could handle or it was just bad luck lol
Here's mine all welded in. Pretty low quality cast aluminum the pan is made out of. Hit a few pockets welding it in. Welded inside and out just for reassurance. I cleaned it up with a roloc disk before and after. I ran the Ac balance really low to help clean the cast. Not my best work, but it'll definitely hold oil!
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That looks good! I actually just talked to the guy welding mine in for me I wanted to show him before drilling the hole I didn’t know if it would be a tough spot to weld between the ribs but I’ll show him this… thanks for sharing
No problem, it's not a tough spot, but not an easy one really either. Just have to burn it in there! If the guy welds alot of aluminum, it'll be no problem. I sanded the ribs down a touch before hand. Just make him aware that the casting isn't the cleanest and hell have to run more cleaning action than normal. Welding the inside wasn't really necessary but I figured it's a safe bet. Best of luck brother!
Picked my short block up today.. almost one year ago to the day when the other one blew up..
