Wife's 77 Monza. "The Black Dragon" as she calls it.

[shady]

It's all ready to go back in.
Just gotta get a gasket and she's gotta clean the block surface..
I'm hoping the gasket is right.
Seems like I remember there being a thick and thin version at one of the ends.

I looked up 3 different years of c30 350 4bbl.
78,83,85 and all had the same felpro one piece gasket number....

 

[Blue85]

You tested clearance on the engine first, right?

 

[shady]

The front part is still all stock, and what I did has more clearance than that.
But, I figured we'll find out pretty quick either way lol.

 

[USSkoval]

It's all ready to go back in.
Just gotta get a gasket and she's gotta clean the block surface..
I'm hoping the gasket is right.
Seems like I remember there being a thick and thin version at one of the ends.

I looked up 3 different years of c30 350 4bbl.
78,83,85 and all had the same felpro one piece gasket number....

There's a thick and thin gasket at the front of the pan. The change was somewhere around '73/'74.

 

[shady]

Clearances checked .
It's all going to work.
Install tomorrow and test.

 

[shady]

Oil pickup was real loose and easily moveable.
So I cleaned it all up. Checked, double checked, measurements, and dry fit the pan. Then heated the edge of the pump up a little, and spot welded the pickup.

 

[shady]

Wife went back to the rodeo, so I only went so far tonight.
Stuff she wouldn't/couldn't help with anyway.

I am going to teach her how to check the oil pickup, then have her check it herself though lol.