does a 1/2" thick main girdle fit our oil pans?

[94gts]

like the title says...does a 1/2" thick main girdle fit our oil pans?

my motor is blown up and im still unsure what i am going to do as far as replacing it (thread will follow in a few days). just trying to sort out a few things for now

 

[94gts]

nobody?

 

[SVTCobra306]

I have seen a DSS girdle fit a stock oil pan on a Fox..

The Trick Flow girdle that comes with longer bolts instead of studs will NOT fit a stock Fox pan

Pretty sure our pan is identical to a Fox. Will check tomorrow, I have my stock pan and the stocker from the LX motor I'm replacing it with (part of my #8 rod exited the side of my stock oil pan and broke my starter )

 

[94gts]

cool i would appreciate that. i have a sportsman block sittin in my my closet that has a bolted on girdle. i am unsure of the brand of the girdle though. all i know is that it is 1/2" thick

 

[ProKiller]

i would actually buy a new oil pan. don't cost that much and you get a 7-quart not the stock 5-quart. it's worth it in the end IMO

 

[94gts]

i see what you are saying but im gonna have no reason to run an oil pan that big. also the $300 extra for pan and dipstick is not in my budget right now

 

[69clark]

Been there done that couldn't afford oil pan so I just went with the stock pan. I have a DSS girdle and the stock pan only needed to be clearanced slightly, and this was because of the main studs. I just marked the spot and dented the pan out where the studs hit.

 

[gcomfx.com]

Been there done that couldn't afford oil pan so I just went with the stock pan. I have a DSS girdle and the stock pan only needed to be clearanced slightly, and this was because of the main studs. I just marked the spot and dented the pan out where the studs hit.

Good to know. I'm going to be in the same situation.

 

[94gts]

i wonder what is longer bolts or studs? my girdle has bolts holding it on

 

[SVTCobra306]

OK, the pans are identical in shape. What we couldn't get to fit on the TFS kit was the oil pickup, there was no way...

Next up, tomorrow we find out if ARP studs with no girdle will clear a stock oil pan

They should, the ARP studs for a girdle are longer than stockers...

 

[94gts]

that sucks for me beacuse my girdle has bolts. did you try the studs yet?

 

[SVTCobra306]

Bolted my pan on tonight.. No interference from the ARP studs at all. Again, though, they are designed for no windage tray or girdle at all.

If the girdle you have has longer ARP bolts and not true studs I'd bet it's the trick flow setup that won't clear a stock pan. What we fought like I said was the oil pickup. We couldn't get it bolted in in a way that kept it low enough to clear the pan. We didn't try hammering on the pan, though, he simply switched to a Canton.

 

[BlackVert]

i see what you are saying but im gonna have no reason to run an oil pan that big. also the $300 extra for pan and dipstick is not in my budget right now

FYI, CHP is currently having a sale on the cantons for $199

www.coasthigh.com

 

[gcomfx.com]

FYI, CHP is currently having a sale on the cantons for $199

www.coasthigh.com

Will not work with Main Girdle is listed on their homepage.

 

[BlackVert]

Will not work with Main Girdle is listed on their homepage.

that is not the only one they have. call them. i just bought one for my 410 with the main girdle clearance.

#15-670s if i remember correctly, but that is for a 351

 

[94gts]

today i discovered that it is a canton main girlde. says the stock pick up wont work?
http://www.cantonracingproducts.com/main_supports/main_supports.html




these guys used one, and there is no metion of any interference with the pump.
http://www.musclemustangfastfords.com/tech/0307mmff_toohot/photo_04.html


anyone have any experiece with it?

 

[BlackVert]

from the pics, mine looks like a canton girdle too.

i have a melling pump. i got my pickup from http://www.carshopinc.com

part #15-675, $52.95

 

[94gts]

for which motor of yours?

 

[BlackVert]

that is the 410

 

[94gts]

from what i am hearing, the canton grirdle wont work with the stock pan

wow the costs are really starting to add up.