[Spanish Dave]

I used a one piece oil pan gasket on my SBC ... it was really hard to fit with the engine in the car ... upside down on an engine stand, no problems ... but when you are under the car (assuming you don't have a ramp) I think you will find it tricky mainly due to the weight of the gasket with gravity working against you. As you know those little cut outs which the tabs go into on the end seals have to be super clean and a little blob of RTV silcon put into each one .. this was done then the gasket upper surface coated with a thin layer of RTV to hold it in place while the oil pan was offered up to it ... the ends kept falling down due to the weight and after a struggle and being covered in RTV I eventually got some bolts in, the gasket having slid around on the block surface due to the lubricating properties of the uncured silcone. The gasket wasn't seated properly and had a slight leak at the back, so I ended up taking it off and using Felpro gaskets and also replacing the bolts with studs ... makes locating the pan much easier when working in a tight space. With a ramp and a helper it may be a little easier.
That said I have to take it off again as when it was in the paint shop the oil pan hit a latch on the floor of the oven when being wheeled out (one of the pieces of wood used as a ramp slipped) and the drain plug was dented in causing a leak that I don't think is repairable ... so I have to order a new oil pan ... the one I used was a Moroso 7qt that is eight and a quarter inches deep. I have been looking around and have come up with a couple of circle track ones which are 7 inches deep .... anyone used anything like this ?? There is the Hamburger #3047 as a kit also Summit do their own brand 121002. I think another inch and a quarter clearence will be a good thing .... so you never know the paint shop may have done me a bit of a favour (they are paying for the new parts).