Anyone made there diff cover?

[The Mud Addict]

Yep I built my own Made out of 3/16 plate Will not be breaking it any time soon

 

[88_Eddie]

If you do build your own there are a few things you have to bear in mind, the welds have to be fluid tight and the mounting face has to be flat. Not so simple as it sounds.

that's why in the original post, i mentioned that i'd get a local shop to laser cut the outer ring and bolt holes for me. all i'd have to do is trace an old diff cover onto the plate i'd wanna use and it would be flat. i can do 1/4" plate with my welder, so i dont think i'll have a problem keeping fluid in the diff.

i'm gonna put up some pics of what i'm thinking tomorrow when i get to work

 

[martin]

everyone thinks they can make fluid tight welds 'not so easy as it sounds'. It will try to warp when you weld it, even if it's bolted down.

 

[88_Eddie]

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well, i'll just use a gallon of RTV to seal it up, lol

 

[88_Eddie]

here's what i'm thinking. since i'm using 1/4" plate, i think having alot of angles on it may help make it a little more stout, but i dont know, just spit ballin here