E-85 555 buildup- drag race by Jim Weise

5 minute(s) of a 87 minute read

2-6-2012

Hi Paul. I know you have been patiently waiting, we will finish this up in the next couple days.

Oil pan..

Another first of it's breed, built by SRE.. Steve had a block previously to do some templates with, but this is the first production block pan.. he would have to chime in if it was the first one period for the Tomahawk block. You note in these first pictures it's not completely welded, he tacked it up, and set it to me for a final test fit.

bungs for an oil heater and temp sender

External pickup -16 size

baffles were left out initially.. 

The thread in Steph's oil heater

Next thing to do was to check to see if a dipstick tube would clear the rotating assembly..

Yes, it will..

The finished pan

a better look at the heater..

The pickup

And installed

JW