[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Careful cleaning of the windage tray and Canton pan has revealed that their mating surfaces had waves and warps and were not totally flat. The rear corners were actually bent away from the block pan rail. After cleaning the gasket residue, I spent time with a persuader getting the surfaces flat. The flange on the pan was difficult but now lays perfectly flat on the work table.

So I am going to change my street/strip canton pan to a RR canton pan. The flange is not level and mostly slants down and away from the pan. By "persauder", did you just pound it into place with a hammer and a piece of wood or is there a better way?

Also, I am going to install the canton windage tray this time, which needs to have a hole cut for the pickup. Anything I need to be concerned about when I am cutting the windage tray?

Thanks!