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There's more work involved in cutting down your engine mounts to relocate the engine than there is in fabbing a clearance pocket into the bottom of the 302-2 pan for the front crank throw I guarantee you...cut off wheels and TIG welders make the impossible possible.
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I thought you had said you could not use a windage tray with a 4" stroke on the 302-2 pan just the 302-1 with some work? Another thing neither pan has trap doors you need to spend another $199 making that pan fairly expensive plus still needing mods to work so playing with the mounts seems way more cost effective/easier to me.
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That's correct, you have to use a 3/4 length (F-body) windage tray with the 302-2 pan, which is the trade-off made for being able to take advantage of it's ultra compact profile up front to provide clearance around cross members and steering tie rod ends and achieve engine inclination angles that are hard to come by with most any other pan. If I was absolutely set on using a full length windage tray, I would modify the 302-1 pan and use it instead. The trap door baffle does come at a cost, but it's a nice piece and you end up with a pan that ties in structurally with the transmission as GM designed it to be.
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I had planned on the Moroso 21150 that is why I was questioning if the Fbody pan would fit if the engine was pushed back it has about the same specs as the stock F pan. If that don't work maybe the Autokraft pan I really wanted a 7Qt pan though so I have less chance of sucking the pan dry.
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I had planned on the Moroso 21150 that is why I was questioning if the Fbody pan would fit if the engine was pushed back it has about the same specs as the stock F pan. If that don't work maybe the Autokraft pan I really wanted a 7Qt pan though so I have less chance of sucking the pan dry.
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I just finished up all the work on mine. Car is an 87 regal. I used the following parts:
98-02 Fbody oil pan
98-02 Fbody accessories (P/S lines bolt right to the factory steering box)
Moroso SBC solid motor mounts and pads PN's: Mounts 62515 Pads 62630
Ebay 1" setback adaptors http://www.ebay.com/itm/LS1-Conversion-1-Set-Back-Motor-Mount-Adapter-Plates-/271431960032?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f329b05e0&vxp=mtr
98-02 Fbody oil pan
98-02 Fbody accessories (P/S lines bolt right to the factory steering box)
Moroso SBC solid motor mounts and pads PN's: Mounts 62515 Pads 62630
Ebay 1" setback adaptors http://www.ebay.com/itm/LS1-Conversion-1-Set-Back-Motor-Mount-Adapter-Plates-/271431960032?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f329b05e0&vxp=mtr
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The unit I received from the parts store did not have the cap, but my assumption is that it is a dust cap for the bearing in the pulley. If you wish to run the cap, you may have to clearance the box a little, or devise a cap that installs in the I.D. of the pulley.
I can tell you that the pan doesnt have but 1/4" tops from the frame. And between the head and the firewall, i cannot get a 3/8" rachet with a shallow 15mm socket on the bolt on the back of the head for the grounds , so I'd guess there is about 1.5" of clearance there. I would take pictures but its kind of crowded there now. Another thing I will mention, with the 1" setback plates, a th350, the stock crossmember, and the stock driveshaft bolt right in (original 307/200r4 car)
The tunnel is pretty big and since the body sits on the frame there is a good amount of space, compaired to an fbody. I put the motor and trans in the car together, so i couldnt say for sure.
I took some measurements, with the 1" setback plates, the driver side head is 1 5/8" from the firewall, passenger side is 3/4".....shes a tight fit! This is with the transmission installed and bolted to the crossmember. And yes the fbody oil pan with the 1" setback plate fit without notching. The pan is extremely tight fit but doesnt touch anywhere. I snapped 2 pictures, one looking straight at the oil pan from the driver side frame (side view), the other looking directly up at the bottom of the pan and frame.
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Thanks for all the info, I am using the same Moroso mounts and Car Shop 1" setback plates.
I have read that the f body pacesetters will work in a g body, just that the drivers side collector is kicked out.
Will any other f body headers also work, or just the pacesetters?
Will any other f body headers also work, or just the pacesetters?