Oil Pump Pick Up Problem.

I have a 187 oil pan on my 440 and I’m swapping it out for an a reproduction Hemi oil pan. The sumps are the same depth but the slope on the drain plug side of the sump starts a tiny bit earlier and my pickup hits it. My bolt holes are maybe 3/32 inch off from lining up at most. Can I alter the stock pickup to clear the back of the sump?

Thanks!

you can buy a pick-up to fit the hemi pan.

You can do either.. mod the PU or the pan itself

I used the Mopar straight pick up with that pan and it works very nice and plays well with the windage tray.

Gus

Right. And when I buy a Hemi pickup, it will be identical to the one I have now because it’s the aftermarket pan that’s the issue. Can you buy pickups that are slightly offset from the original, and if so, where?

I don’t want to ding the pan and screw up the coating. How do you mod the pickup? Is it safe to grind a section away?

It’s not the same as that Milodon but if the depth is right I’ll give it a go. Thank you.

Which reproduction hemi oil pan are you buying and want to use, 1966 to 1969 5 quart or the 1970/1971 hemi and 440 six pack 6 quart oil pan?

This one. Which, I started looking. I thought it was a repo hemi pan but apparently it's a 5 quart? Regardless, bigger than my 187. The rear of the pan is deeper than the 187. Sump is almost the same at the base and in the same location. And I am running a windage tray.

My current pan looks like this.