Well, only 4 more days before we head out to Reno and I think this one is pretty much wrapped up!
I installed my new oil pan and std volume pump (see dyno sheets in next post as to why!) Fully baffled and a 6qt capacity, not counting oil filter.
New Pan:
Bottom of pan. No skid plate required..read on.
Front of pan:
Note fitting for oil temp sender and a front drain. There is also a rear drain fitting on the other side under the starter.
Windage tray details:
Here is how the volume stacks up when I filled it up with various amounts of water...
On to the installation!
First the new std volume pump!
Installed with new pickup.
Checking clearance for pump and dipstick to the windage tray. No probs!
Also checking pickup clearance to bottom of pan:
At least 1/4" of clearance should be fine!
I filled and remarked the dipstick to give me a 5qt mark and a 6qt mark for full.
Underside clearance....after all, that was why I went through all of this!
Other than the bellhousing, these are the lowest pieces on my chassis, and you can see that at least the bracket has been "touched" a few times by the tarmac or perhaps driveways!
Here is as good a shot as I could get for showing the relationship of the frame rails and the bottom of the oil pan!
I reused my silicon gasket that had only 800 miles or so on it. I was getting a little leakage out the front seal area, so a day or so later, I loosened all the bolts up, shifted the gasket around a bit, tightened it all back up and so far so good.
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