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It bolts up in place of the factory panels. Has a sidewall built into it that contain debris and oil that's cut to fit around the engine. Very hard to explain.
That’s pretty much what I’m thinking. It would have to be a custom fit piece, fabricated specifically for the car and enclose and contain the entire underside of the motor. I haven’t seen one. I figure we can make one at the shop but there’s nothing available for purchase like that as far as I know. I see that needing to be fabricated out of the proper grade aluminum with a fair amount of shaping and tig welding. Sounds a lot more expensive than a $300 diaper 😂
 


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It bolts up in place of the factory panels. Has a sidewall built into it that contain debris and oil that's cut to fit around the engine. Very hard to explain.
And that aluminum pan will contain that steel rod that just exited the iron block. It’s better than nothing, but it doesn’t replace a diaper.
 


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That’s pretty much what I’m thinking. It would have to be a custom fit piece, fabricated specifically for the car and enclose and contain the entire underside of the motor. I haven’t seen one. I figure we can make one at the shop but there’s nothing available for purchase like that as far as I know. I see that needing to be fabricated out of the proper grade aluminum with a fair amount of shaping and tig welding. Sounds a lot more expensive than a $300 diaper 😂
It makes for easier lower engine access, doesn't fall off and get caught up in whatever is what I was told.
 


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And that aluminum pan will contain that steel rod that just exited the iron block. It’s better than nothing, but it doesn’t replace a diaper.
Who runs steel rods? My car is slow so I only have the factory belly pan.
 


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It makes for easier lower engine access, doesn't fall off and get caught up in whatever is what I was told.
You need to take a look at the proper diaper that I’m talking about. It fits the pan and sides of the block like a glove. It does not hang or fall down. It is secured with three quick release straps on each side that attach to the engine at the header flanges. What you’re talking about sounds like the old trans/bell housing blankets. I don’t use those.
 


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You need to take a look at the proper diaper that I’m talking about. It fits the pan and sides of the block like a glove. It does not hang or fall down. It is secured with three quick release straps on each side that attach to the engine at the header flanges. What you’re talking about sounds like the old trans/bell housing blankets. I don’t use those.
Do you have a link to one?
 


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Not expensive at all. How hard is it to change the oil?

How about containing heat?
 


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The initial install in reality requires a lift due to attaching the straps to header bolts from underneath. I would not want do that without access with a lift. Once the straps are in place then it’s a easy on and off with the quick release buckles that are down low. Releasing the buckles to be able to pull the diaper away from the oil drain is easy and simple. I honestly can’t answer whether one of these might create a oil temp issue. I can imagine that would be a question for prolonged driving in a hot circumstance.
 


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Not expensive at all. How hard is it to change the oil?

How about containing heat?
Probably not a problem in the long run. How often do you change the oil?
 


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As long as the front frame rails were not bent it's repairable.
In that last pic I'm not so sure.
. It’s a total 🤕
 


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The few races I ran in the NMRA around 2000 I had to have trans blanket. I ran an AOD an no one made a shield then. I did buy one years later but there was no way it would fit without hammering out the tunnel so it never went on. Anyway, I drove the car daily so before the race I would put it on and after the weekend take it back off. It only took a few minutes to do

For me I would do the same thing for the diaper. Once the top was done with the header bolts with the straps, it appears you could unstrap it pretty easy for street driving

There still may be enough airflow that you could just leave it on
 


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. It’s a total 🤕
Ouch, hate to hear it but I thought so.
I hit the wall like that in 2017 in my 2015 Mustang GT, Procharged & mine was totaled too.
It sucked but that's why I have my 2017 HC now.
Hopefully she has some ins. coverage & or can salvage parts.
 


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The few races I ran in the NMRA around 2000 I had to have trans blanket. I ran an AOD an no one made a shield then. I did buy one years later but there was no way it would fit without hammering out the tunnel so it never went on. Anyway, I drove the car daily so before the race I would put it on and after the weekend take it back off. It only took a few minutes to do

For me I would do the same thing for the diaper. Once the top was done with the header bolts with the straps, it appears you could unstrap it pretty easy for street driving

There still may be enough airflow that you could just leave it on
NMRA in 2000?!! I was running Renegade lol. 107F4826-07A1-4496-A152-638762560326.jpeg D981A56A-86BD-4C78-AB50-EB2499E2C7A2.jpeg 107F4826-07A1-4496-A152-638762560326.jpeg F42E89B8-706F-456F-9819-F44B5A6DC8C2.jpeg 450B6AED-A580-4D0E-BF0C-3D6BC5B3A67A.jpeg
 


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Nice Marc, I had the 1997 Black Cobra & ran in the Summit Series bracket for 2 years, T56 made it hard to be consistent, still finished 10th out of 66 at my track. Fun times.
 


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Jeez. How bout that. The NMRA was in SoCal when it first started and my wife worked for them. I got the pick of the first Renegade 4k series number (4000). 273E3AD7-E5DA-472A-84EA-F1642CC737E8.jpeg
 


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Jeez. How bout that. The NMRA was in SoCal when it first started and my wife worked for them. I got the pick of the first Renegade 4k series number (4000). View attachment 74056
Yeah I saw that. When it opened for numbers guess I was the 6th. I was looking for the lowest number then picking one out in 4xxx
 


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Haha. If you ever talked to them on the phone back then you probably talked to my wife. She gave me my first choice of the Renegade series numbers. That was back when Gliden and Murillo were running Outlaw. I didn’t have the budget to run with them.
 




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