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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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omp block off plate

Does anyone sell block off plates for a 12a front cover?

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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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Make one.

Take off the omp. trace it on to a piece of alluminum from the hardware store. cut it out with a dremmil or something. drill bolt holes. and put it back where you found the omp.

It'll take 20min max.

I couldn't find anyone selling them, so this is what I did.
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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If I cant find one I guess I'll have to.

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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Alex-7
Make one.

Take off the omp. trace it on to a piece of alluminum from the hardware store. cut it out with a dremmil or something. drill bolt holes. and put it back where you found the omp.

It'll take 20min max.

I couldn't find anyone selling them, so this is what I did.
wow, you should see alex-7 work a dremel tool, or a ratchet for that matter, he really works wonders.
the best gasket material i have found for the omp is that yellow folder paper material with a very thin layer of silicone, absolutly no leaks.
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Midwest 7's
wow, you should see alex-7 work a dremel tool, or a ratchet for that matter, he really works wonders.
the best gasket material i have found for the omp is that yellow folder paper material with a very thin layer of silicone, absolutly no leaks.
I've grown tired of typing the explenation that you do all my work for me while I drink beer and hand you tools.

So for future reference, to those on this forum. When I say I did something, I actually mean midwest 7's did it while I was close by.


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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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When I met you 2 guys, I had a pretty good idea who got thier hands dirty, and who kept thier's pretty. lol.
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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i found mine on ebay
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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there were a few on ebay but not anymore but the guy said he got them from racingbeat which i cant find on their site
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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http://mazdatrix.com/b62.htm about halfway down the page, $6.
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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yeah make it, even better yet go to goodwill or other thrift store (cheap)and buy a aluminum pan or sumtin aluminum and use it. I used the factory gasket as a template and template for my new gasket(gasket material).

it dosent take but a few mins like the man said. do it yourself.
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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Thanks for the response guys!

Ed
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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I am about to have a bunch of block-off plates CNC Laser Cut in Stainless Steel, so if there is interest I can make some for the early OMP, too.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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Just make one. As far as fabrication goes it doesn't get much easier then that. lol
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