Don't know if those materials would hold up to the heat, several coats of paint would be my choice, light colors help you to spot an oil leak in the future.

 

There is a product called lizard skin that is often used as bedliner or heat insulation in cars and trucks that has a high heat resistance that comes with a dye you can add to make it just about any color. That is something that you can probably put on the new one.

 

well i went to do the oil pan today and have come to find out the reason why it has not been replaced is because im guessing the previous owner had tried and he actually stiped the majority of the bolts round!! so there is no way of taking the pan off.. so for now im going to try jb welding the rotten spots if that dosent work im goin to put a diff motor in it.. i have a 96 sittin around so.. we'll see how the patch work goes!! i have become numb with people half *** ghetto rigs!

 

Did you pull the motor to do the pan? I would get some small rod and tack a small piece on the head of the bolts so you an break them loose. Little time consuming but better than replacing the whole motor or cobbling up some jb on there.

 

no motor is still in the truck i have a new pan and gasket was going to undo mounts and jack the motor up! i really dont have to much time to mess with it right now they are talkin about a noreaster cummin up some time next week so the only real choice i have at this point is swap out the motor and run. or lay on the jb weld.. fig id throw some goop on to see if it hold if not them im stuck swapping it out... just dont know if its going to hold is there a lot of presure in the pan or not really.. last thing i want to do is blow my motor in a blizard because the pan leaked out!!!

 

You seriously got that truck for a steal...I can never find anything like that around here.

 

Just weld nuts on the rounded bolts, the heat from welding will loosen the rust, thats how we get broken exhaust manifold bolts off.

 

How about getting one of those stripped bolt remover tools (Cant place the name of it). Seen it on speed channel comercial. Or a good set of vicegrips and a torch to heat the bolts.
Damn, still cant remember that tool.......

 

Unbolt motor mounts and you cann lift it up enough to get pan off... don't need to pull......

 

well the only reason im debating on pullin it is because i have one ready to go right now.. and acording to the weather people ( that are usualy wrong about everything anyways) we are suposto be getting a BIG blizard. and this is my money making truck!! so if im out the first storm im not gonna be getting a call for the rest of them either you know!! i already have the motor mounts out and motor jacked up plenty of room to move around down there but i cant get the damn bolts out literaly only 5 bolts came out all the other are as round as a ball!! its just amazing how someone would not only stip 1 0r 2 but just to keep going the turd must have thought the gasket was leaking and tryed slammin all the bolts tight and striped them out!! mean while its only pin holes!!.. in goin to try some jb weld really just need something to hold me off until i have more time to mess with it.. i have the new pan and gasket ready to go just cant do nothing with it yet