I am confused. The initial goal was just to replace the oil pan gasket, for which all you really need is for the pan to drop down a little bit.
apparently you somehow managed to completely remove the oil pan?, something most of us have always thought could not be done. ๐๐
with that done you found a crankshaft interference-I am still wondering how that even happensโโ-which could easily be resolved with a little grinding on the affected baffle.
why do you now want to replace your oil pan?
Larry