[DeTomaso] Armandos Oil Pans

[Mike Drew]

Scott,

I can’t tell them apart. They are nominally identical. Armando used to make them when he worked at Aviaid and uses exactly the same process now that he is on his own.  So I think it’s fair to say they are identical. 

Mike

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> On Jan 28, 2021, at 18:25, Scott Mead Photography <scott at scottmeadphotography.com> wrote:
> 
> So, who makes the better oil pan? Aviaid or Armando?
> 
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>> On Jan 28, 2021, at 11:51 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, you tell them what kind of motor you are working with and they build a Pantera pan on a stock donor pan for that motor. Aviaid does it the same way. 
>> 
>> (Armando worked for Aviaid for years before he set off on his own, essentially building Aviaid pans under his own name). 
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
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>>>> On Jan 28, 2021, at 11:20, Thomas Törnblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I’m surprised they list the Windsor pans as fitting 351C also. That must surely be a mistake, or? Or is it just the general outline of the pan and they start with a Windsor or Cleveland pan when they build them?
>>> 
>>>>> 28 jan. 2021 kl. 20:08 skrev Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>:
>>>> 
>>>>    Does your aluminum block have a Windsor or Cleveland oil pan bolt
>>>> pattern? For 351C pattern you want the #404 pan (the 400 is front sump
>>>> Mustang pan for a 351W). If you have a Windsor style block, they will
>>>> make the #404 in a Windosr style bolt pattern although it may not be
>>>> listed on the website.
>>>> 
>>>> I cannot recall whether it is Aviaid or Armando that now only includes
>>>> a temp bung on request, but worth verifying if you want to run an oil
>>>> temperature gauge.. Personally, I rely on the oil temp more than water
>>>> temp.
>>>> 
>>>> Julian
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>>>> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>>>> Rob DuMoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021 10:41 AM
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>>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Armandos Oil Pans
>>>> 
>>>> I am about  to order an Armando Oil pan for my aluminum block 400CI
>>>> build.
>>>> I have been told that the model 400 was the one I want for the
>>>> Pantera,
>>>> but there is a model 404 listed on their website (below) that states it
>>>> is
>>>> for a Pantera.
>>>> Anybody have first-hand knowledge of the fit between them?
>>>> [1]http://www.aroilpans.com/roadrace.html
>>>> Rob DuMoulin
>>>> 904.476.8744
>>>> rob at dumoulins.net
>>>> [2]www.kbsi.co
>>>> [3]http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58
>>>> 
>>>> References
>>>> 
>>>> 1. http://www.aroilpans.com/roadrace.html
>>>> 2. http://www.kbsi.co/
>>>> 3. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58
>>>> 
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