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05-19-2014, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by LS1 pwrd NOVA

Not bad, what are Fbody pans going for now used?

Usually start at 225 to 300 dollars, if you can find one and it's complete. They also go really quick, so if you snooze, you lose. For a few dollars more, it's a wash to me. New everything, no worries about cracks etc.....

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05-19-2014, 06:44 AM

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I got my F-body pan set up for $275 last year from GM parts wholesale. Came with everything from dip stick to filter. No cleaning, no old gaskets, no used bolts, no rusty windage tray, no E-bay stress.
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05-19-2014, 06:54 AM

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I don't know what kind of space you're working with underneath, but I managed to put a c5 corvette batwing pan in mine, no frame or pan mods needed.

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05-30-2014, 08:06 AM

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I got my oil pan with the metal gasket, my question is do I need to use permatex or some gasket sealer with the gasket? The gasket has the rubbery stuff around it.

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05-30-2014, 01:31 PM

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No. Wouldn't hurt to put a small dab where the front and rear covers meet the pan at the gaps though. That is usually where you sometimes might get a leak, Otherwise torque it correctly and it should be fine.

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06-01-2014, 09:53 AM

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update: Decided the best way to get pan in was to simply move the transmission back and slide the pan out. No Go ! the motor will have to be lifted to get the pan out

This is going to be way more work than i planned.