Hey Guys,
First thing I want to thank you for watching my 1970's video I posted. I appreciate the interest.
Ok so I bought a Canton Racing windage tray. It said it would fit on stock or after market pans. The tray is going to hit the oil pickup when I install it. Does anyone have any idea of what should be done?
Here's a pic
Hey Guys,
Did you hand tighten your studs before torquing down nut on caps?
The tray will be 3" higher once the studs are installed which puts it right in the middle of the pickup's elbow.
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I think I figured out what I didn't realize. The studs they gave me are long but I think they drop down farther than I thought. The original bolts now that I think about it has threads 1/2 way down like these studs so they will drop down more than I thought.
Another question though, Do you use the nut on the bottom to crank in the stud and torque stud off that nut? The nut is upside down on the bottom in the pic.
Thanks for the responses guys!
Hey Guys,
First thing I want to thank you for watching my 1970's video I posted. I appreciate the interest.
Ok so I bought a Canton Racing windage tray. It said it would fit on stock or after market pans. The tray is going to hit the oil pickup when I install it. Does anyone have any idea of what should be done?
Here's a pic
The tray will be 3" higher once the studs are installed which puts it right in the middle of the pickup's elbow.
/quote]
I think I figured out what I didn't realize. The studs they gave me are long but I think they drop down farther than I thought. The original bolts now that I think about it has threads 1/2 way down like these studs so they will drop down more than I thought.
Another question though, Do you use the nut on the bottom to crank in the stud and torque stud off that nut? The nut is upside down on the bottom in the pic.
Thanks for the responses guys!
There is a cool video somewhere on line that shows two engines with plexiglass fronts. One has a tray and the other one doesn't. You can see the foaming and agitation with out the tray. So much so that the oil begins to foam which means your oil pickup could potentially start sucking oil foam. Also it gets up into the crank which can start to steal HP. Makes sense.
First rebuild. Using the Tom Monroe book which details a 351C rebuild. I would recommend it to anyone rebuilding their 351C engine.
Old school is cool!