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It appears that once again, perseverance has won out over intelligence.
I pulled the oil pan back off to do a little surgery to it. The oil plug is at a much better place now. With the cowl on, I should have no problem reaching in to pull the plug and drain the oil, even after I put the muffler back on.
In the last picture, I reduced the saturation on a small circle near the base and rear of the oil pan. If you look closely, it almost looks like one of the magnets that you can pull from the armature of a hard disk's read/write head. It is some steel fillings that stuck to the outside of the pan, after I put a maget from the armature of a hard disk's read/write head. Those are some really strong magnets that I've got laying all over the place. BTW, they are REALLY useful when trying to butt weld sheet metal. One on each side, and your metal stays right where you put it. Be careful when working with these magnets. They'll snatch a blood blister on the end of a finger without thinking about it.
While I was at it, I went ahead and pulled the pickup tube, put another screen base on it, and then ran a bead around the joint. Spent about 1/2hr polishing and getting rid of any large irregularities. Studies have show that scallops help fluids turn a tighter corner, so I wasn't worried about eliminating my row of dimes (nickels, quarters, and a five dollar bill 8*)
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