Buttoned everything up and put the hood on Sunday. No leaks as of yet, but I haven't had time to drive the car after getting the cooling system burped. So far seeing about 10-12 psi additional idle oil pressure over the factory pump that was in the car. It's quieted down the lifters a little as well, having that extra pressure.
One area I'm not satisfied with is the relationship of the oil pan to the cradle. While it's not touching, I only have maybe an 1/8" clearance. The slight amount of lowered engine has changed where my exhaust hands and it now rubs my lift as well. I'm going to have to shim the engine to get a bit more height out of it.
I don't have the tools to fabricate some 1/4" shims. Does anyone know if there are shims available for these things to purchase? I see the under mount shims, but to do those on a firebird requires you to remove the lower control arms. I'm in no mood to deal with that.
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-Jason
1969 Pontiac Firebird
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