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check my sig for the build. It aint perfect or pretty, but it is not far from running.
The pic does not show the rack, but there is about 1/2" clearance between the rack and the pan WITHOUT using the mod motor adapter plates (3/8" thick). This clearance measurement is with the MM bumpsteer adjusters setting the rack upwards 3/8". This pic is also with the engine set forward .180". I am making new motor mounts to move the engine back .500" (hopefully) behind the normal mounting position (.680" back from where it is), and down as low as I can get it (probably .500"-.550"). I hammered the firewall with a 20 lb sledge to clearance the passenger side cylinder head to be able to move the engine back this far, while still being able to drop it in the engine bay with the T56 attached.
You cannot see it in the picture, but the bottom of the fbody oil pan sump sits above the bottom of the MM k member by at least 1.5 inches. The minimum clearance area is between the front of the pan and the steering rack.
Using a .375" thick mod motor mount adapter plate would put the engine .265" higher in the chassis and give you an additional .265" clearance. If you put the rack in the standard position, you would have another .375" clearance. If you are building a drag car with front skinnies, you could reverse the rack adjusters and drop the rack for additional clearance. Bumpsteer with skinnies is irrelevant.
The modified motor mounts are just cheapo CJ Pony Parts solid mounts which I cut and bent and welded 3/16" angle steel onto.
I honestly don't see how you will make a batwing oil pan work. There is a reason they are cheap, it is because nobody wants them.








