A piece of cardboard helped make a template for this. Bending this piece was the hardest. A little heat did the trick. Take some time on this one. 3" min req to clear ring gear.(mine at least)
Then it's just a matter of cutting the pieces & tacking them in place. Oh, don't forget the fill plug.
I was going to just bolt it to the housing to keep from warping but decided not to. It wasn't my housing and I didn't want to get a bunch of junk in it when welding. I clamped it to the workbench instead, welding till it got hot then letting cool.
finished product!
I filled it with water to check for leaks and had a couple
so the inside got welded.
I'm pretty happy with it and will prob do another one for the rear this weekend. For the time invested it would be way cheaper to just buy one but we all know that's not as cool as doing it yourself. I normally don't post things I do to the wag but a lot of others on here do & it helps get me motivated. Here's my contribution.
