rear sump pan for 223?

[godheadcustoms]

I'm trying to find out if there was ever a rear swump pan for the 223 OR if I can simply turn the pan around? The pan looks symetrical (although I haven't done any measuring), so that would mean less cutting and welding. I realize the pump pick-up would also need to be addressed, but if there was a rear sump option on, say, cars or cabovers, it would theoretically mean a pick-up would be available. Or at least something to go off of, for a new one.

I believe the earlier 215/223's had a rear sump, but this is for a '63 with the dizzy and pump in the forward location, hence a front sump. I haven't pulled the pan yet to really see what I'm getting into, and the pics I've seen don't show too much detail in relation to the pump/pick-up areas, so I'm sorta flying blind right now.

Any ideas?

 

[fmartin_gila]

My 62 F100 has a center drop pan on it. The 215 had a center mounted dist and they changed to a front mount dist with the 223. I don't know if there ever was a rear sump pan.

Fred

 

[flatford6]

There is one. The front part is about 6 inches deep, the back is about seven inches deep. It is currently in a mid 50s Ford pickup but it is unclear if it is original or not. Other pickups like it have center sump pans. If I had to guess, its probably a large truck (F5/6) pan that migrated into the pickup sometime in the last 50+ years. It can only be assumed that the oil pickup is in the back, in the deepest part of the pan.

 

[godheadcustoms]

Thanks for the info, guys. I guess my sump is really more of a front-mid sump, but what I'm looking for is a true rear sump, or close to it. Building my own pan and pick-up isn't a problem, but it would be nice to know that there is at least some factory provisions for a rear pick-up. Makes life alot easier.

I suppose the next thing to do is pull the pan and start measuring to see where I am, and where I can go.