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[dragstews]

Oil pan getting some work done on it ..

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Well, it's not exactly plug & plug .. !
The Oem truck oil pump pickup tube not jibing with the boat oil pan ..
Going to need the Mercruiser tube ...
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Seems that the Mercruiser pump pickup tube (pn 809772T) is not to be had ... Can't even order it, no longer being made ...
Going to try using a aftermarket tube.. ??

 

[dragstews]

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Took two pickup tubes to get it sitting where I wanted it to ...
The first was to short, had a 15/16" gap ..

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Second one was a bit to long, but with some bending got it where it will work okay ...

 

[dragstews]

Next items to nail down are the crank oil scrapper, windage plates and the main cap bolts ...

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Hoping the aluminum pan has room for the two windage trays ..
Won't know till the install takes place ..

Found the studs and the GM windage plate, their on the way to me from my hometown in Kentucky ..

Moving right along with the build !!

Question is: Is lower end oil control worth all the hassles and expense ??

Well, according to the racing legends it's good for 15 to 25 more ponies ..

 

[dragstews]

More grooves ...

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Valve covers and the oil pan was lonely ..

 

[zulander]

Wow, that is going to be over the top, sound and look AWESOME. keep chugging!

 

[dragstews]

Much Thanks

So many more parts are on the 'to get' list ...

1) Cam & lifters: Xtreme Energy 230 / 236 by Comp Cams ..

2) Timing chain; Most likely it will be a Cloyes Hi-Performance double roller ..

3) 781 Casting Heads; Hadn't nailed down a set of these oval port heads just yet .. The heads that are on the motor (Peanut port) at the moment will suffice till the budget allows for ..
Be some major work to do on them and parts (O/S valves & springs) to buy ..

4) Headers; Would love to find a set of used long tube, been scouting for a set. This isn't going very well cause what I've found so far is mostly used up ..
New is on the want list ..

All these needed parts will take time to make happen, so chugging away at it will be continued ...

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