Homemade tool to drill block for dipstick
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Homemade tool to drill block for dipstick
I'm too cheap to pay $45 plus shipping for a tool I'll use once. Made this with scrap off the floor.
It's a piece of 1/4" flat bar and a steel bushing that was tapped for a 3/8 bolt. Drilled out the hole with a 3/8 bit to use as a guide for the drill.
Drilled two holes and bolted the flat bar to the block. Notched it for the bushing and welded it up. Had to pull 3 exhaust studs to make room for the drill. My 3/8 air drill BARELY cleared.
I have two engines. The 99 had the hole drilled. Removed the plug and stuck the drill bit in to properly position the guide bushing. If I didn't have the 99 as a guide I could have just centered the bushing and positioned it flat against the casting of my 02 undrilled block.
It's a piece of 1/4" flat bar and a steel bushing that was tapped for a 3/8 bolt. Drilled out the hole with a 3/8 bit to use as a guide for the drill.
Drilled two holes and bolted the flat bar to the block. Notched it for the bushing and welded it up. Had to pull 3 exhaust studs to make room for the drill. My 3/8 air drill BARELY cleared.
I have two engines. The 99 had the hole drilled. Removed the plug and stuck the drill bit in to properly position the guide bushing. If I didn't have the 99 as a guide I could have just centered the bushing and positioned it flat against the casting of my 02 undrilled block.
Last edited by aztoyman; 04-10-2013 at 09:42 PM.
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Maybe because it is a 3.4 bracket?
I don't think the angle is off since I put the drill bit in the hole on the factory drilled block.
The guide bushing was slid down over the drill bit while it was in the hole. The bottom of the guide bushing sat flush against the flat spot of the casting where the hole is.
The flat bar was bolted on tight and I welded it with the drill bit still in the hole aligning it.
The dipstick tube was brand new from Toyota and aligned perfectly to where it bolted up at the top so I know it wasn't bent. I probably could have bent it to make it fit but didn't want to do that to a new tube. Only issue I had was the bracket.
I don't have a 3.0 bracket to compare it to. If I had one I would be running it.
I don't think the angle is off since I put the drill bit in the hole on the factory drilled block.
The guide bushing was slid down over the drill bit while it was in the hole. The bottom of the guide bushing sat flush against the flat spot of the casting where the hole is.
The flat bar was bolted on tight and I welded it with the drill bit still in the hole aligning it.
The dipstick tube was brand new from Toyota and aligned perfectly to where it bolted up at the top so I know it wasn't bent. I probably could have bent it to make it fit but didn't want to do that to a new tube. Only issue I had was the bracket.
I don't have a 3.0 bracket to compare it to. If I had one I would be running it.
Last edited by aztoyman; 04-11-2013 at 03:38 PM.
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You may be right, This is my first swap so I count on you guys for help.
I just thought I would post up because I saw a few requests on various forums to borrow a drill guide if anybody had one.
Thought this would help those that didn't want to buy the guide and get them closer than eye balling it. It would suck to screw up a block over a dipstick hole.
This forum has helped me a lot. Just want to give back.
I just thought I would post up because I saw a few requests on various forums to borrow a drill guide if anybody had one.
Thought this would help those that didn't want to buy the guide and get them closer than eye balling it. It would suck to screw up a block over a dipstick hole.
This forum has helped me a lot. Just want to give back.
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