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10-14-2010, 10:23 AM

Paul F

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Shorter Oil Pan - Buy or Build?

I want to use a shorter oil pan (perhaps 1" shorter than the stock 7.5"pan) on my '69 351W. This is a front sump, stock stroke, stock pan presently.

I looked at Summit Racing and found a Milodon (31360) that is listed as 6" depth, but it doesn't look shorter and on another site, that pan is listed as being even deeper than stock (oddly enough, I don't find it on the Milodon site to confirm dimensions).

Any suggestions?

Secondly, I'm thinking of making my own pan by taking a stock pan and cutting it shorter and welding up a wider bottom. It seems straight forward. Is there anything I need to know besides needing to make a shorter pickup? This is a street application.

Last edited by Paul F; 10-14-2010 at 10:24 AM.. Reason: add part number

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