Owen Lucas
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Not intended for street use, just for a YouTube video I will be making. There are no clear diff covers sold for the Ford 8.8, though they are made for other vehicles. I think it's a bad idea for street use because of the risk of breakage and spilling oil all over the road which could cause an accident.
Anyway I have a few ideas but don't know how possible they are or what products to use.
1. I can buy a moldable plastic sheet that's used in vacuum forming, place it on top of the inside of the diff cover and use a heat gun for it to take shape of the cover. I need just enough clearance for the ring gear and the mating surface to be flat enough not to leak. How viable is this? PETG is supposed to be moldable, is there any other plastic that is compatible with heat molding?
2. Using some type of a clear epoxy or resin that I can paint onto the inside of the cover. Layer it up until it is thick enough. Not sure if such a miracle product exists though.
Anyway I have a few ideas but don't know how possible they are or what products to use.
1. I can buy a moldable plastic sheet that's used in vacuum forming, place it on top of the inside of the diff cover and use a heat gun for it to take shape of the cover. I need just enough clearance for the ring gear and the mating surface to be flat enough not to leak. How viable is this? PETG is supposed to be moldable, is there any other plastic that is compatible with heat molding?
2. Using some type of a clear epoxy or resin that I can paint onto the inside of the cover. Layer it up until it is thick enough. Not sure if such a miracle product exists though.