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gord


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I am doing a engine swap in my car from small block to big block ,I changed the motor mounts but now the oil pan sits on the cross member,does anyone know how to fix my problem



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Couple of questions.

Are you using the engine mounts (on the frame as well as on the engine) from the small block?

Do you have the correct Chevelle/Beaumont oil pan?

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No Carl I bought big block mounts from beaumontwagon



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Frame side, engine side, or both?

What I'm getting at is there is 2 different heights of engine side.

The oil pan is the single step, not the 2 step pan?

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The pan must NOT look like this-

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I am pretty sure its a two step pan,I will check after supper



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That's what I was thinking,I just checked and it is a two step,is a stock pan one step,would you happen to have a picture or one



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This is from ebay, advertised as Chevelle, and I think it's correct. Right style for sure.

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Now its just a matter of finding one, was there a price on that one



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I had the same problem, had the two step oil pan from a 1966 Impala. I used the original small block motor mounts and picked up a chrome pan from Bumper to Bumper and it dropped right in. (The second time)

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Do you know if there's a bumper to bumper in winnipeg



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Gord, I think I can get you that pan but I'd just buy it through Piston Ring. If you go there and they give you a blank stare, contact me and I can work on getting one for you.

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Carl, are you saying for me to go to piston ring first 



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Slightly off topic, but the 1977 400 small block engine I used for my Parisienne had triangular spacers between the mount and block. Must have been used to raise the engine a bit in a motorhome application. Not a solution for this situation, I just wanted to mention it.

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gord wrote:

Carl, are you saying for me to go to piston ring first 




Yes, I would tell them you need an oil pan for a 66 Chevelle 396. If they say no, shoot me a note. Looking on the Dorman site, it looks like they sell it as a 264-161.

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Thanks very much Carl I will do that

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