: I need to install a new oil pan for my 63
: Valiant's 225.
: I picked up a pan and pickup tube at a swap
: meet.
: Recently i realized that not all /6 oil pans
: are the same. The pan I bought is stamped
: with the number 987.
: I have the pan painted. I have the oil pan
: gasket set. I thought I was ready to go.
:
: Will this work? Do I need to replace anything
: else?
:
: Does anyone have any tips on removing the pan
: while the engine is in the car?
:
: While I'm doing this, should I go ahead and do
: anything else? since I'm already there.

: Sorry to say that the "987" pan is
: one of the pans for the 67 and later A-Body
: cars, this pan will not fit 60-66 A-Body
: chassis.
:
: As for other things to check or do when the pan
: is off, a new set of con rod bearings is
: good "insurance". Also clean-out
: your oil pick-up tube completly.
: If it were me, I would pull the engine to do
: this swap because dropping all the steering
: linkage to get the pan off is a real pain.
: Then you have to deal with getting the 4
: part oil pan gasket to align correctly, with
: oil dripping on you the whole time. It can
: be done but it is no fun.
:
: Here is a look at the pan you have next to the
: one you need. The early A-Body pan has a
: much longer front section.
: FYI, the only other pan that will fit is the
: "369", mid 70s A & F body
: unit, the blue one in this pic. The front
: left corner of that pan comes close to the
: 60-66 K-frame so I dent it in a little to
: make clearance. (see the black lines)
: DD

: What is the number on the bottom of the early
: A-body pan? Thanks, Darrin

: Sorry to say that the "987" pan is
: one of the pans for the 67 and later A-Body
: cars, this pan will not fit 60-66 A-Body
: chassis.
:
: As for other things to check or do when the pan
: is off, a new set of con rod bearings is
: good "insurance". Also clean-out
: your oil pick-up tube completly.
: If it were me, I would pull the engine to do
: this swap because dropping all the steering
: linkage to get the pan off is a real pain.
: Then you have to deal with getting the 4
: part oil pan gasket to align correctly, with
: oil dripping on you the whole time. It can
: be done but it is no fun.
:
: Here is a look at the pan you have next to the
: one you need. The early A-Body pan has a
: much longer front section.
: FYI, the only other pan that will fit is the
: "369", mid 70s A & F body
: unit, the blue one in this pic. The front
: left corner of that pan comes close to the
: 60-66 K-frame so I dent it in a little to
: make clearance. (see the black lines)
: DD