RE: Oil Pan/Center Link

[John <moparbikeguy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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"Bob H." <bhokanson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>I ran into a similar problem with the pan touching the center link.  I
>put 3/8" shims in the motor mounts.  Was my solution the wrong one?
>
>Bob H
>63 Fury
>
>> >
>> > I think that everyone knows about oil pan issues for
>> > our cars. I purchased a Moroso 20760 pan for my
>> > Coronet after being told by Summit that they were
>> > reworked to fit 62-65 chassis. The notch at the back
>> > of the sump looked like it was going to do the
>> > trick. Anyway, after buttoning everything up, I
>> > found that the center link barely touched the bottom
>> > of the pan. I just finished modifying the center
>> > link by taking a piece of 1" mild steel rod, heating
>> > and bending the ends to conform to the original, and
>> > after prepping both pieces, mig welded the new piece
>> > to the bottom of the original. I kept the new piece
>> > 1" shorter per sede than the distance between the
>> > pitman arm and idler arm holes. After tack welding,
>> > I cut out the original piece and finished the welds.
>> > Now I have 1" between the pan and center link, no
>> > binding, and most importantly, stock steering
>> > geometry. I took some photos if anyone is
>> > interested.
>> > --
>> > '65 Coronet 500
>> > 500 CID Wedge
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
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'65 Coronet 500
500 CID Wedge
Did you shim the engine mounts or the engine and trans mounts? How much clearance do you now have?

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