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Two clearance questions
How much clearance should I have between my oil pan and the engine crossmember? It looked like the small block's crossmember would be fine with the big block but I see that the crossmember is awfully close to the bottom of the oil pan - probably between 1/16 and 1/8" of clearance.
Secondly, the passenger side (edited) header tube closest to the front of the engine has a possible clearance issue. The clearance from the bottom of that tube to the top of the engine crossmember is pretty tight. I've done some grinding removing some material from the crossmember and have about 1/16" of clearance. Do I need more than that?
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You should be ok. When you gas the engine, the drivers side will torque "up".
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Whoops, I meant to say it's the passenger side, better go edit that!
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If your motor mounts are new and rubber, you might sag that much in time. The difference isnt' the crossmember but the perch/towers. They differ between small and big blocks.
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Make sure the right side is also clearing the brake lines.
Mine was touching, heating up the brake fluid.
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Clear the brake lines real well as well as the hydraulic clutch setup.
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As far as the engine to crossmember clearence, it shouldn't be a problem at all. The engine on my Chevelle sits pretty dang close to the crossmember as well, not quite that close but almost, and that is factory.
If you have new motor mounts, I wouldn't think that there would be too much of a problem with the headers, but after time, some settling might take place. I would personally forget about it but I wouldn't want to mess with getting new headers or different mounts. I'd just go with it until you start to see a problem.
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You must have a different pan than I have because I have at least an inch between pan and crossmember. Maybe the later model pan that you have is different somehow.
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hydraulic clutch, are you running a nv4500?
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No, a CH465. The donor vehicle (89 1 ton) had a hydraulic clutch that I'm using. Should be pretty sweet.
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should be, considering my clutch squeaks if i even look at it
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