Making a full flow pump cover

[anthracitedub]

I was contemplating making my own pump cover from a stock cover.
This will be for a 6 mm stud pump. Has anyone here made one? I was thinking of machining the outlet portion from tool steel and then drilling a hole in the cover, followed by tig welding the outlet onto the cover.
Anyone ever seen this done before, any pix?

[slalombuggy]

If you got them skills, weld the holes up in an 8mm cover and redrill them to 6mm or make sleeves for the bolt holes

brad

[bugguy076]

I can't see why not. but I would start with a 1/4" flat plate. Weld a block on first. Then drill and tap. Then sand the mating surface flat. Seams like a lot of work.
Remember to block outlet hole in pump.

[anthracitedub]

I like the idea for using .25 inch plate rather than the stock plate.

[Boolean]

The stock plate *will* warp if you weld it. Have it milled after welding, or use a much thicker plate as mentioned above.

[anthracitedub]

Yes, I already planned on following up the job by resurfacing the plate, but I think using the thicker plate, warping will be minimal.