Here are three other tips learned the hard way.
The rear seal fixture uses two shorter bolts or they can bottom out and not clamp the gasket well.
Bottoming out the block pan bolts can cause them to crack and pop open the pockets into the crankcase.
The pan rail stiffening plates really help keep the pan bolts from dimpling the pan's sheet metal and spread additional clamping force along the pan rails.
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda #'s 440-6(block in storage)currently 493" 6 pack, Shaker, 5 speed Passon, 4.10's
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible 408 Magnum EFI with 4 speed automatic overdrive, 3800 stall lock-up converter and 4.30's (closest thing to an automatic 5 speed going)
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