what oil pan to buy

[jwl41085]

ok heres the problem i went to drop the motor on the frame and the oil pan i got doesnt fit, it was a ebay brand chrome oil pan. looked like it might of fit and it was 10 dollars i figured i couldnt go wrong but it wont fit what pan should i get. PLEASE HELP

[redneckgames]

How far back is your motor sitting? ARE you looking for just a stock type pan or what? I know for sure that a 71 impala works but I am sure there is many more that also fit.

[Dropped96s10]

my spectre chrome pan fits. Its close but it fits. I originally tried to put the stock vette pan in but it didnt clear cause the plug came out the front of the pan.

[jwl41085]

its all the way back, it doesnt matter what kind of pan it is, just as long as it isnt one of those gold colored ones they look like SHIT

[85350DROPTOP]

i am running a full size van 1976 vintage, same as truck pan i think. clears by an inch or two, but i made my own mounts (did it before jtr)

[spacecadet]

In the 2wd I built, the engine sat to close that when it was running the pan would vibrate against frame. What I ended up doing was unbolting the mounts and shimming them with washers. The washers lidted the motor enough to have reasonable clearance. I had built that one before I knew anything about kits.

[fasrnur]

I run one from a 79 Malibu without any problems. It is a very hard one to find cuz it has the dipstick in the pan on the drivers side. This way I can run the exhaust manifolds that go over the top of the plugs.



Jeff....