Well, I'm now irrevocably committed to getting an oilpan finished!

This is the relief for the starter, since I rotated it down under the block to match the transmissions starter location.

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Roughing out the other side. There's a profile in it to clear the rods/crank/etc.

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Partway through the finish cycle, stopped to check how it was doing under the little pond of coolant. Looks good so far!

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I've got ~ another 40 minutes to go...

1989 Dodge Power Ram 50 w/ no engine <- rotten frame <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
1988 Power Ram 50 2.6 Long Bed
1990 Mitsubishi MightyMax V6, swapping to the Daimler-Benz OM617 3.0L I5 diesel