I bought a complete 360 with passenger car oil pan for my '85 D100. Strip only truck. I have my old pan and can order a new pickup but want to know if I really need to.

Has anyone seen it attempted? I've searched google for a couple hours and haven't found anything.

 

What's the difference between the car pan and the original one? Welcome to the forum.

 

Truck pan is rear sump and car pan is more of a shallow center sump. I didn't think to measure the clearance before I removed the old engine yesterday. I will have to order the oil pump screen and would rather not wait if it's not necessary.

 

If it's a strip truck i would get the truck pan. I believe they hold a tad more than the car pans also. While you have to remove it anyway put on a windage tray.

 

Yeah I have a pump screen on the way and will put my windage tray in it while I have it off. I noticed some of the oil pan companies said their pan will fit in 2wd trucks is what made me wonder.

Now I'm in search of at least 1 solid motor mount for this truck. Might have to make my own.

 

Solid mounts cause noise/vibration. How "built" is the motor? Radical cam, high stall converter etc...

 

Decided I'm going to fab my own solid mounts. The motor isn't as strong as my others but it's a 360 .040 over stock style piston I assume with a comp cams mother thumpr cam, crap pollution heads, dual plane edelbrock ld340 or lb340 whatever it is and 750 double pumper. Converter flashes 4400. 904 with a 3.23 rear gear. Cross the 1/4 mile in 2nd gear around 6000 rpm's. Should run 13.50's with this combo.

I took an old stock short block and put my 2.02 j heads milled and single plane intake on it and ran 12.90's-13.0's. Once had a 11:1 compression motor in it with the same top end and ran 12.20's.

 

Yea the single plane intake is the way to go. You may want to consider a motor plate instead of making solid mounts. I would go with a better gear ratio than a 3.23 for an all out race truck. But if it where me it would have a big block in it!

 

Gear would surely pick up some et but I'd rather only shift once and traction would be an issue with a 4.xx gear. I bracket race it so consistency is important.

It is a race only truck. It will never see the street.



This is a picture I took before the thrashing began. I bought it in 2004 and raced it until 2007...and has been sitting since.