I’m not a huge fan of the stock two piece water pan. Does anyone see a problem if I make one out of aluminum? I’ve got access to cheap aluminum sheets and a brake.
Hello!
We originally used aluminum water table trays - the issue we ran into was the presence of the steel slats/slat holders caused galvanic corrosion to the aluminum water tables. The solution we came up with was to include a zinc anode in the tray, but these had to be replaced roughly once a year; we decided to move to stainless steel to take another consumable part out of the equation.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks, That helps.
bolt the pans down as per instructions…do not add any sealant to the flange joint…put 1/4" water in each side…TIG fuse the flange together…water prevents warp…weld is easy…no drip and acts as one pan…
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i dunno i used silicone sealant used by Mazda (im a mazda tech, they repackage your regular gray silicone) my pan doesn’t leak at all, i was worried from everything i had read on here but after letting it cure properly it gave me no issues
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