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Questions - Putting a 93 5.0 in a 66

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Old Catman

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+I'm rebuilding a 93 5.0 HO to put in my 66 coupe. I bought a wrecked 93 parts car and got the ECM, wiring,sensors ect. My problem is the 5.0 dipstick is near the rear and won't
work with a front sump oil pan, so I need a timing cover with a dipstick hole. But the only covers I can find listed with a dipstick hole take a standard rotation water pump. I need a reverse rotation pump to keep the serpentine belt setup. I know this swap has been done many times, I just need to find out what parts I need to make it work.
 

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you can drill the later model timing cover for the dipstick tube, no big deal. in fact some later model timing covers just have the dipstick opening plugged with a plug that you can pop out with a hammer and punch.
 

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rbohm said:
you can drill the later model timing cover for the dipstick tube, no big deal. in fact some later model timing covers just have the dipstick opening plugged with a plug that you can pop out with a hammer and punch.
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Thank you,I was thinking about doing that, but I didn't know if it was thick enough in the right place.
 
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