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Streetbikesammy
Who's dropped there oil pan with the motor in the car?
Need to change the windage tray and put a baffle in the pan.
Assume i need to drop the k member a few inches and/or lift the motor up.
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Mick Naughty
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I was swapping long tubes so it was a bit easier. But you need to take the accessories off one side to slide it out to actually swap the baffle. Had to tighten my main bolts anyway. Just jacked up the motor from the trans.
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Streetbikesammy said:
Dam I might just do that, you didn't fuck with the cradle at all? I don't have the ac compressor in the car and I could just remove the passenger header and slide it out that way.
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Nope. No reason to touch the cradle unless doing a sway bar. Pretty easy if it goes high enough. With no ac, that’s the way to go given how easy the ps long tube is to remove.
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Nothubertjfarnsworth said:
at that point you might as well finish lifting it... up and out of the car, and onto an engine stand, lol.

the best way to do the oil pan alignment and bolt torque down is IN the car bolted to the transmission, though... so...
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Yea, if you have a hoist, an engine stand and a place with enough room to do it.
If I had that kinda cash, I would just put a new motor in it each time there was a problem.
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Isnt a big deal until your curling a magnum from a moving dolly onto the trans jack while laying on your stomach.
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Pulling it would help doing the lines. And can do all sorts of stuff if you have more room. Drill and tap the block/pan for that last hole in the gasket. If you decide to swap it given its riveted. Can do an oil pump since that fancy baffle will help it perform. What windage tray are you doing, or swapping to a crank scrapper?

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