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Bo White · 02-03-2023, 09:41 PM

CFD xmember flanges are installed finally!
Oil pan drops will be cake now 😉
Took it back apart to prime and paint. Let the primer cure overnight and paint tomorrow.
They take 7/16 bolts 1.5" long.

1JEWLDSSRS · 02-04-2023, 09:16 AM

Very nice work sir!!

SS_Dave · 02-04-2023, 07:48 PM

Thinking of doing this. Would also need to find someone local to do a good job on the cut and weld.

joshnmn · 02-04-2023, 08:16 PM

Oh man, sooo much easier now

Bo White · 02-04-2023, 10:30 PM

Local muffler shop should be able to.

Ashen 6.2 · 02-05-2023, 05:14 AM

nice Bo!

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 02-05-2023, 06:25 PM

Nice, I’m gonna do this to mine when I put the cam in it.

bottletalk · 02-10-2023, 02:07 AM

are these flanges still available? that is a great idea and something I could definitely use!

morepowerjoe · 02-10-2023, 04:05 AM

It's still not as easy as you would think. Trying to get the oil cooler off the side of the pan is a task, getting the wiring harness under the pan off and back on is a pita, and you have to unbolt your rack and pinion from the subframe and push it forward on the 2010 to 2013 models (I'm not sure about the electric power steering models 14-15). And you'll more than likely to have to have it realigned after unless you have a good method for marking the rack and pinion but sometimes you get lucky. But it still beats the alternative. lol

bottletalk · 02-10-2023, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

IBut it still beats the alternative. lol

exactly hahaha
the alternative really sucks lol

bsn · 02-11-2023, 09:49 AM

The rack and pinion has nothing to do with alignment..

morepowerjoe · 02-11-2023, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bsn

The rack and pinion has nothing to do with alignment..

The hell it doesn't. When you unbolt it, it will move around on the subframe. Since the bolt holes are bigger then the bolts there self it's very hard to get it lined back up in the same place when you bolt back in. I know from experience because I've unbolted it to take the pan off 4 times and only got lucky once putting it back to where it was.

bstromback2002 · 02-11-2023, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

It's still not as easy as you would think. Trying to get the oil cooler off the side of the pan is a task, getting the wiring harness under the pan off and back on is a pita, and you have to unbolt your rack and pinion from the subframe and push it forward on the 2010 to 2013 models (I'm not sure about the electric power steering models 14-15). And you'll more than likely to have to have it realigned after unless you have a good method for marking the rack and pinion but sometimes you get lucky. But it still beats the alternative. lol

Didn’t have to touch my steering rack. Bought one of these from harbor freight unbolted the motor mounts and lifted the motor as high as I could. I got the oil pan out no problem after I cut the cross member.

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morepowerjoe · 02-11-2023, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bstromback2002

Didn’t have to touch my steering rack. Bought one of these from harbor freight unbolted the motor mounts and lifted the motor as high as I could. I got the oil pan out no problem after I cut the cross member.

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Well good for you. There's apparently more then one way to do it.

02-03-2023, 09:41 PM	#1
Bo White Drives: 2015 Summit White 2SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Vance Alabama Posts: 8,019	CFD xmember flanges CFD xmember flanges are installed finally! Oil pan drops will be cake now 😉 Took it back apart to prime and paint. Let the primer cure overnight and paint tomorrow. They take 7/16 bolts 1.5" long. Attached Images __________________ Retired wanna be cylinder head porter 2015 2SS 1LE Clutch reservoir, Vararam DRX, ported TB, TSP 2" headers, MGW shifter Totalled: 2010 1SS Wilkes Performance/Eagle 416 shortblock, TSP custom valvetrain, PRC 260 heads, Edelbrock Pro Flo 102, th400 swap, 8" PTC 5500 stall= 535/435 at the wheels tuned Gen 3 Performance and Dyno 10.97 @ 124 full weight in 3100 DA CamaroFest X

02-04-2023, 09:16 AM	#2
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,442	Very nice work sir!! __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

02-04-2023, 10:30 PM	#5
Bo White Drives: 2015 Summit White 2SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Vance Alabama Posts: 8,019	Local muffler shop should be able to. __________________ Retired wanna be cylinder head porter 2015 2SS 1LE Clutch reservoir, Vararam DRX, ported TB, TSP 2" headers, MGW shifter Totalled: 2010 1SS Wilkes Performance/Eagle 416 shortblock, TSP custom valvetrain, PRC 260 heads, Edelbrock Pro Flo 102, th400 swap, 8" PTC 5500 stall= 535/435 at the wheels tuned Gen 3 Performance and Dyno 10.97 @ 124 full weight in 3100 DA CamaroFest X

02-05-2023, 05:14 AM	#6
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02-05-2023, 06:25 PM	#7
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02-04-2023, 07:48 PM	#3
SS_Dave Drives: Chevrolet Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 269	Thinking of doing this. Would also need to find someone local to do a good job on the cut and weld.

02-04-2023, 08:16 PM	#4
joshnmn 2&THEHIT Drives: 5th Gen Camaro; 5th Gen Ram 3500 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 1,013 View My Garage	Oh man, sooo much easier now

02-10-2023, 02:07 AM	#8
bottletalk Drives: 15 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: BC Posts: 732	are these flanges still available? that is a great idea and something I could definitely use!

02-10-2023, 04:05 AM	#9
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,109	It's still not as easy as you would think. Trying to get the oil cooler off the side of the pan is a task, getting the wiring harness under the pan off and back on is a pita, and you have to unbolt your rack and pinion from the subframe and push it forward on the 2010 to 2013 models (I'm not sure about the electric power steering models 14-15). And you'll more than likely to have to have it realigned after unless you have a good method for marking the rack and pinion but sometimes you get lucky. But it still beats the alternative. lol __________________ DSS FX Forged Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Forged Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC 260 CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Performance Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions , Molly Pushrods, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP 1 7/8" Longtubes with 3" TSP Exhaust, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator, Mishimoto Oil Cooler, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Fluid Dynamics Balancer Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817

02-11-2023, 09:49 AM	#11
bsn Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Virginia Posts: 302	The rack and pinion has nothing to do with alignment..