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DoD port delete using pushrod ,.. Pics ..

Old Jan 12, 2014 | 03:07 PM
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Im cheap and dont wanna buy a ls3 cover or drill and tap the DoD ports , so i took a push rod, cut into 8 sections , tac welded the end , prob could use jb weld if dont have a welder .. and drove them in the dod ports.. very tight fit , didnt have to hit them to hard tho .. there deffinelty snugged in and arnt moving ,, thought i share ..
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 09:20 PM
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well that's one way to do it!
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 09:25 PM
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That has hack written all over it

...coming from the guy that has 10 miles of zip-ties on his truck
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 09:25 PM
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wow . . .you are cheap. The cover is under $40 bucks
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 09:34 PM
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my concern would be, being an interference fit and hammering them in....where did the metal shavings end up going (down into the oil passages)
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Old Jan 13, 2014 | 04:36 PM
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for all that you should have pulled the cam and the pan then used a tap set to put brass plugs in
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Old Jan 13, 2014 | 06:15 PM
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