Blockoff Plates
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Blockoff Plates
I'm going to buy some aluminum and cut out some blockoff plates, but I need to know how thick the aluminum should be. Thanks in advance.
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Don't see why thickness should be a concern. As long as the Plate provides complete cover and good seal, you should be alright. What type of sealant/gasket do you intend to use??
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I recommend purchasing one of the pre-made kits. The k2rd kits are very well made, inexpensive, and come with all the hardware needed to bolt them up. All the homemade BOPs I have seen have been rough and nasty looking, and didn't seal as well. Make sure you use silicone when mounting them.
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From: HuntsVEGAS, AL
Originally Posted by areXseven
Don't see why thickness should be a concern. As long as the Plate provides complete cover and good seal, you should be alright. What type of sealant/gasket do you intend to use??
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Originally Posted by HDP
If the aluminum is too thin, once you tighten down the bolt, the aluminum will deform and not seal properly. So I'm just asking what is the average thickness of most blockoff plates people buy/use.
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
I recommend purchasing one of the pre-made kits. The k2rd kits are very well made, inexpensive, and come with all the hardware needed to bolt them up. All the homemade BOPs I have seen have been rough and nasty looking, and didn't seal as well. Make sure you use silicone when mounting them.
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Originally Posted by HDP
....., I just need to know the thickness of the aluminum to buy...
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From: HuntsVEGAS, AL
Originally Posted by areXseven
Why don't you measure the flange thickness on the original part you're removing and use that as a template for your plates??
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
A quick google search sent me over to the 'lightning' page, where they recommend 1/8th in thick aluminum .
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Originally Posted by HDP
Because I haven't taken anything off yet... I have all my old gaskets as templates. I want to have them made before hand to reduce down time... Jesus man! Why can't you just say... "the blockoff plates are ???" thick" and leave it at that... or if you don't know, say "sorry man, I just don't know how thick most BOPs are" it ain't that hard to comprehend what I'm asking!
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Look through the thread I posted the exact same auction....lol...
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From: HuntsVEGAS, AL
Originally Posted by Mahjik
Don't forget you'll need bolts to replace the studs. The studs aren't threaded down far enough to reuse the nuts unless you use a thicker blockoff plate or washers.
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How thick would they need to be? This is what I needed to know.
Otherwise, remove the stud, run up to your local hardware store and find bolts of the same size/pitch.
Hey, where did my $$$ go?
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You can either get bolts or if your intent on using the studs you can use washers to make up the difference. It probably wouldnt take but 2 washers to clear the flat spot on the stud. The thickness of the plate really isnt going to matter as long as its failry sturdy. You can deform alum plate if you tighen it too much but you dont need to tq these down any more than 10 ft/lbs so you shouldn't deform it. That said, 1/8" is a good sturdy thickness. Also use silicone to seal it, Permatex Ultra Gray works great, you can get it at Auto Zone or Advanced Auto.
Worse case, you can get the bolts from the Mazda dealer so they'll match all your other bolts, I think they are .50 cents each and you probably dont need many of them.
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Worse case, you can get the bolts from the Mazda dealer so they'll match all your other bolts, I think they are .50 cents each and you probably dont need many of them.
STEPHEN
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Originally Posted by SPOautos
Worse case, you can get the bolts from the Mazda dealer so they'll match all your other bolts, I think they are .50 cents each and you probably dont need many of them.