Big Block Oil Pan

[John Milner]

I am working on a 1968 Chevy truck that came factory with a 396. The 396 is coming out for a rebuild and another big block will be going in to keep the truck going in the meantime. The current oil pan that came factory on the truck looks like a car pan, similar to what you would find in a Chevelle, Camaro or Caprice. I have an extra oil pan from a 454 out of a late 70's Chevy pickup but it has a bigger sump. Does anyone know if this style of oil pan will fit in a 68? I was afraid that there might be some interference with the crossmember. I attached pictures of each style of oil pan. Thanks

[MARKDTN]

If that actually was in a 2WD BB square body then I don't see why it wouldn't fit. The front suspension is interchangeable. But that sump looks really big to me too.

That looks more like a marine or maybe big truck pan to me.

[John Milner]

Thanks for your reply. The bigger pan was in a late 70's 1 ton 2 wheel drive Chevy pickup 454.

[1970 CST Short Wide]

This is the Pan I used on the 454 I put in my 1970 1/2 ton Short Bed back in 2004, it worked fine, no problem. Good Luck on your Build

[ivory68]

Here's my pan when I had my factory 396 (L47) out for a rebuild.

[425HP409]

Originally Posted by John Milner

I am working on a 1968 Chevy truck that came factory with a 396. The 396 is coming out for a rebuild and another big block will be going in to keep the truck going in the meantime. The current oil pan that came factory on the truck looks like a car pan, similar to what you would find in a Chevelle, Camaro or Caprice. I have an extra oil pan from a 454 out of a late 70's Chevy pickup but it has a bigger sump. Does anyone know if this style of oil pan will fit in a 68? I was afraid that there might be some interference with the crossmember. I attached pictures of each style of oil pan. Thanks

The 68 pickup Big Block 396 was the exact RPO L35 396-325 HP that was put in the cars, so the same oil pan. It had 10.25 compression ratio with closed chamber heads and 410 LB-FT of torque. The 69 was a 402 truck engine with open chamber heads and a different cam.

[68Gold/white]

Maybe someone could snap a picture of their current big block in their 67-72 pick (wouldn't matter which oil pan) to give a reference???

[68Gold/white]

The oil pan in post 4 looks exactly like the unit you are asking about....

[John Milner]

Thanks for the replies and help everyone. We decided to find another car style oil pan for this project.

[425HP409]

Originally Posted by ivory68

Here's my pan when I had my factory 396 (L47) out for a rebuild.

This is the same oil pan I have in my 68 truck.

[425HP409]

Originally Posted by John Milner

I am working on a 1968 Chevy truck that came factory with a 396. The 396 is coming out for a rebuild and another big block will be going in to keep the truck going in the meantime. The current oil pan that came factory on the truck looks like a car pan, similar to what you would find in a Chevelle, Camaro or Caprice. I have an extra oil pan from a 454 out of a late 70's Chevy pickup but it has a bigger sump. Does anyone know if this style of oil pan will fit in a 68? I was afraid that there might be some interference with the crossmember. I attached pictures of each style of oil pan. Thanks

The 68 pickup Big Block 396 was the exact RPO L35 396-325 HP that was put in the cars, so the same oil pan. It had 10.25 compression ratio with closed chamber heads and 410 LB-FT of torque. The 69 was a 402 truck engine with open chamber heads and a different cam.

[425HP409]

Either style oil pan will fit in your 68 truck.

[DA71Grande]

Here’s the pan from my 71 BB when I did the rear main