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Old 03-03-2013, 06:25 AM   #1
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oil pan hitting crossmember

after installing a 509 big block in my 72 c10 2wd i noticed the oil pan just about hitting the front crossmember.i have seen guys notching the crossmember but has anybody shimmed the motor mounts? i just need a quarter inch.i gave up trying to find a different oil pan.thanks
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Old 03-03-2013, 10:25 AM   #2
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Re: oil pan hitting crossmember

What pan are you using???
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Old 03-03-2013, 10:32 AM   #3
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Re: oil pan hitting crossmember

Are the motor mounts for a BBC? Are the stands in the correct location?

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Old 03-03-2013, 11:23 AM   #4
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Re: oil pan hitting crossmember

my truck is a old drag racing truck it had a 468 cu in motor that was blown up.the oil pan rubbed a little bit with that motor in it.i think it has the original chevy oil pan.not sure on the mounts, good question i will have to find photos of small block and big block mounts/stands and compare.the mounts look factory.thanks for the help i will try to post photos.
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Old 03-03-2013, 11:31 AM   #5
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Re: oil pan hitting crossmember

if it is only a quarter inch or so?? me i would take the torch get the bad area of crossmember cherry red and a nice large hammer and clearance the thing with a nice even relief/// oldschool modification been done like that for as long as i can remember
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Old 03-03-2013, 11:58 AM   #6
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Nothin' like a torch and a BFH...

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I love using vacuum gauges as part of the carb tuning process. I hook the gauge to the inside of my garbage can and leave it there.
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Remember Murphys 2nd law of mechanical relationships... "OPPOSING COMPONENTS ATTEMPTING TO OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE, AT THE SAME TIME, GENERALLY END UP OCCUPYING ADJOINING SPACE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN"
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Old 03-03-2013, 05:49 PM   #7
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Re: oil pan hitting crossmember

thanks cdowns i will try and find a photo on a build thread of how close the pan is on other members trucks.
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Old 03-07-2013, 07:48 PM   #8
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thanks GASoline 71 your right the po installed the big block on small block mounts,i did not notice till i saw a thread on the subject and saw the motor sitting up higher than mine.
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