Hey all! Excuse my ignorance I have never used or posted in a forum. My dilemma is this, I have a 50 ford shoebox that I want to put a 1989 5.7 engine in but I cannot seem to find an oil pan for that application. I have contacted a couple of companies but no luck. Any guidance or work around would be greatly appreciated
I used a Nova front sump oil PAN and the stock one piece PAN and made them into 1. I'll try and find a picture.
I used a Chevy II pan, part of a V8 swap kit I found on eBay. The pan itself was a real POS. I had to straighten the rails and braze up some sketchy thin areas. If I had to do it again, I'd be looking at the notched one. Try to find dimensions if possible.
been a long time since I looked under one of those cars, although lots of guys here have built them. I think the Moroso pan I linked to has a rear sump, with a big indent to clear the steering on the Chevy II. I don't know if there's something in the way back there on your car, perhaps you could post a few pictures of the engine bay to remind us?
The steering linkage is back there, I believe that is why the chevyII front sump pan is used. The pan you listed looks like it will work. Gonna do some more research. I will post some pictures later today when I get home
aftermarket companies back in the 50's and 60's used to sell a dropped center link for the steering linkage for this exact problem. you may have to fabricate your own these days here is an old thread on it :https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1951-ford-deluxe-project-so-many-questions.1227800/
If you go with the front sump oil pan you will need the matching Chevy II/Nova oil pump, pump pickup and distribitor/oil pump drive shaft. The pan rail will require (1) 1/4-20 tapped hole to mount the pickup stand-off. For reference see link below. Note: The longer stand is the regular Chevy II part, the short one is for the L79 style that mounts on one of the main bolt/studs. Read complete description Here: https://gmclassics.com/part/oil-pic...other-than-283-or-327-may-require-alteration/
Also. One thing to remember is that when I put 1 on a 350 motor I had to clearance the oil pump for the crank. And then when I put one on a 383 stroker, I had to clearance it alot!
I have my Chevy II pil pump install pictures on an external drive. But it is some work. I had to drill and tap a hole in the web of my block to secure the pick up tube. Tons of fun on a newly assembled long block. My kit came with a Melling oil pump. The longer stroke on the 350 will require some clearancing of the pump body. I locked the pump in my Bridgeport vise and used a large 90* countersink to remove the material. It took a couple of test fits to get it right.
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