FalconSedanDelivery":n6n2cyko said:
Really , 99% of all aftermarket Deep oil Pans use Extended Pickups , and your going to space the pump :wow:
Yep, its worse than that, its :duh: :duh: :duh:
because
67Straightsix":n6n2cyko said:
I've modified my oil pan so I have to lengthen my oil pick-up tube. I was trying to figure out the best way to do that when a thought
occurred...instead of lengthening the tube, why can't I put an 1 1/2 inch spacer between the oil pump and the block?
67Straightsix":n6n2cyko said:
I'm also using arp studs which interferes with the oil pump body, so a spacer would solve both problems.
its a little different with the early 200 becasue they have funny wieird a$$ under the plate outlets as opposed to the US style tall deck 200/250 outlets,
its worse!
a) :duh: its the ARP studs that always hit the pump.
b) :duh:Most of us just attack the pump with a grinder....I'll bet you did when you did your 250. 62 Ranchero 200 did it to his.
But that's what Ford US did when the 250 came out, dropped the oil pump down the stroke throw length, which is why the 5/16" drive is so much longer on a 250.
Here's my ole dirty 72 XA Falcon tall deck 200.
They shifted the pump down as well in our 1971 on engines, like your US 250, but for us it was to standardize on one type of block, and allow clear the optional 250 crank if so equiped. Sort of a 144 vs 170, 240 vs 300, 289 vs 302, 302C vs 351c, US 5.0 vs Aussie 5.6, 351m vs 400, 429 vs 460 Dive By Trucker "Stroker Ace" mentality that Ford has been so dang good at for so many years. At least with Ford, they didn't put 350 heads on the 305...Ford heads, asside from chamber cc between little and big Lo Po versions were basically all the same.
And '
c, :duh: the pickup pipe from a deep block engine is even easier to extend when most engineering shops have the pipe bender anyway.
But...
It's kinda wierd, but as long as
67Straightsix doesn't ruin the spagetti drive, he can do it all for 30 bucks, less his time for milling and screwing around with us. The only issu is if the hex drive is going to be man enough for the job, but Ithink its is, and if by machining the stuff around it, he can use a standard part, then maybee it'll be the best option.
And if
67Straightsix hits something with that sump, he'll need to call road construction.
Or hire himself out as a grader...