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Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: 5spdcuda] #613969 02/16/10 03:46 PM 02/16/10 03:46 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 2,414 St. Croix, US Virgin Islands D David_in_St_Croi top fuel
David_in_St_Croi top fuel D Joined: May 2003 Posts: 2,414 St. Croix, US Virgin Islands	Quote: I suppose the design of the skid plate has a lot to do with it, but I jack my car up with a standard floor jack and it slides under the plate [ barely ]. I actually have the "T" bars set a little low as well. My tires are 245x45x17 and are 26 inches in diameter. Like most cars of that era it came with rather smallish '70 series 14 inch tires and wheels. FWIW I think a well designed skid plate can add a bit of strength and stiffness to the "K" without adding a lot of weight. Do you have a picture of your skid plate? That would be very helpful. Thanks. https://www.facebook.com/THENEWCDRA Proud member of the liberal scientific elite

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: David_in_St_Croi] #613970 02/16/10 04:35 PM 02/16/10 04:35 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,443 Maryland D Dads426 pro stock
Dads426 pro stock D Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,443 Maryland	We had a 440 Source 7 Qt pan in our 73 Challenger when it had a 440 in it and it was pretty scared up. Never leaked, but it wasn't pretty. I know the boy "found" one of those raised service station fuel tank covers ;even with the 340 in it now we avoid those things because of the headers. 2012 422 Allstars NSS Champion 2013 422 Allstars NSS Champion 2014 422 Allstars NSS Champion

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: David_in_St_Croi] #613971 02/16/10 05:13 PM 02/16/10 05:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,139 West Tennessee R rbstroker super stock
rbstroker super stock R Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,139 West Tennessee	Quote: Quote: I suppose the design of the skid plate has a lot to do with it, but I jack my car up with a standard floor jack and it slides under the plate [ barely ]. I actually have the "T" bars set a little low as well. My tires are 245x45x17 and are 26 inches in diameter. Like most cars of that era it came with rather smallish '70 series 14 inch tires and wheels. FWIW I think a well designed skid plate can add a bit of strength and stiffness to the "K" without adding a lot of weight. Do you have a picture of your skid plate? That would be very helpful. Thanks. I second the request for skid plate pics. This is the land of the free because of the brave

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: sixpackgut] #613972 02/16/10 05:45 PM 02/16/10 05:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL Chris2581 master
Chris2581 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL	Quote: i am completely miffed at why somone doesnt make the hemi/sixpack pan extended 1 inch deeper. it would be perfect and barely hang below the k frame That's the pan that should be made. Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: sixpackgut] #613973 02/16/10 08:42 PM 02/16/10 08:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN A ahy master
ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	I've got the Hemi pan on a Challenger. As posted above, its only about an inch lower than stock. I also have a skid plate on the K member. That skid plate has saved the pan more than once. This winter I cleaned the plate up and repainted to protect the several scratched areas. I drive on "real" midwest roads and push it from time to time. My front suspension is just a bit lower than stock with stout T bars and shocks. I would never run a pan deeper than stock without a plate!

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: ahy] #613974 02/16/10 09:03 PM 02/16/10 09:03 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Greenville, WI B Big B enthusiast
Big B enthusiast B Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Greenville, WI	I have the 7qt pan and here is my simple skid plate. Works perfectly 5808647-Picture002.jpg (215 downloads) Last edited by Big B; 02/16/10 09:13 PM.

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: Big B] #613975 02/16/10 09:08 PM 02/16/10 09:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,766 Central Valley, CA. Quicksilver440 I Live Here
Quicksilver440 I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,766 Central Valley, CA.	Quote: I have the 7qt pan and here is my simple skid plate. Works perfectly Pic, no worky...

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: Big B] #613976 02/16/10 11:34 PM 02/16/10 11:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually B BradH OP Taking time off to work on my car
BradH OP Taking time off to work on my car B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually	Quote: I have the 7qt pan and here is my simple skid plate. Works perfectly That's not a skid plate, it's an atomic blast deflector!

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: BradH] #613977 02/17/10 12:54 PM 02/17/10 12:54 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Greenville, WI B Big B enthusiast
Big B enthusiast B Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Greenville, WI	Yeah that's the look I was after. Mission accomplished Last summer a racoon tested it and lost.

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: David_in_St_Croi] #613978 02/17/10 01:33 PM 02/17/10 01:33 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,708 S. Il. U.S.A. 5spdcuda top fuel
5spdcuda top fuel Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,708 S. Il. U.S.A.	David I'll do my best regarding the pictures, but it may be awhile. I am a lot more familiar with wrenches than I am with computers. If it wasn't for computer knowledgeable friends I wouldn't have avatar or sig. pictures. If it helps I modeled mine after the factory Hemi plates, just a little deeper and heavier gauge. My plate is just a bit lower than my Milidon pan. Since the plate angles downward from the front anything it hits causes the front of the car to raise up, hopefully enough to clear anything before it drops back down. So far so good. I've been driving it for six years and roughly 40,000 miles now and have yet to ding the pan [ knock on wood ]. With that kind of mileage in six years I think I can safely say that it really is a street car and that the skid plate has been adequately field tested.

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: 5spdcuda] #613979 02/17/10 08:00 PM 02/17/10 08:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,234 Someplace you aren't S SomeCarGuy I Live Here
SomeCarGuy I Live Here S Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,234 Someplace you aren't	I changed out a deep Milodon pan for the road race 31580. It is a killer piece and I have no worries about bumps or oil problems. Trap doors, the works. I suppose a crank scraper would be good to take care of oil control concerns but I live with a tray and no regrets. I have no pics but it tucks super well with no pan. Pricey, at 450.00 including the pickup but I won't be buyng another pan for a LONG time. I want my fair share

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: Big B] #613980 02/19/10 08:34 AM 02/19/10 08:34 AM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,139 West Tennessee R rbstroker super stock
rbstroker super stock R Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,139 West Tennessee	Quote: I have the 7qt pan and here is my simple skid plate. Works perfectly Looks perfect. What guage steel did you use? This is the land of the free because of the brave

Re: Who has scraped their 7"-deep BB oil pan on the street? [Re: rbstroker] #613981 02/19/10 11:36 AM 02/19/10 11:36 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,085 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,085 Niles , Ohio	8 qt Moroso pan on my 65 440 and never scrapes.Thats hard not to do in Ohio with our great roads.Rocky Chrysler Firepower

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