65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

[Mark P.]

Could I get someone to send me (or tell me where I can find) some pictures of an original early May 396 oil pan? I'm seeing different configurations, some of which must be replacement pans.

I appreciate the help!
Mark

[Wayne M.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

Could I get someone to send me (or tell me where I can find) some pictures of an original early May 396 oil pan? I'm seeing different configurations, some of which must be replacement pans. .....

[TTT]
Mark, can you give us a little more detail ? Are you saying that there may be differences between an early May pan and later in the model year ?

The '65 TIM&JG describes oil drain plug location, sump length, vertical ribs (number & location), corner reinforcements, etc.

[Mark P.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

[TTT]
Mark, can you give us a little more detail ? Are you saying that there may be differences between an early May pan and later in the model year ?

The '65 TIM&JG describes oil drain plug location, sump length, vertical ribs (number & location), corner reinforcements, etc.

Wayne,
I'm just saying that there are different configurations on 396 oil pans between replacements adn originals. The car I'm looking for a pan for is an early May car and I just want to see an early original pan or pictures so I can make sure I get the right one. A visual makes a big difference. hard to believe that nobody has a picture of a pan they can share.

Thanks,
Mark

[Gary C.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

Mark,
I can send a photo of mine but I have been told its not correct because it does not have the bolt that fastens to the timing cover at the front!
So I would also like to see a correct one as well?
Cheers,
Gary

[Wayne M.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

Mark,
I can send a photo of mine but I have been told its not correct because it does not have the bolt that fastens to the timing cover at the front!
So I would also like to see a correct one as well? ...

Or do you mean you have the hole in the front lip of your oil pan, but your timing cover does not have the integral bolt (see thumbnails, below big pic) ?

[Gary C.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

Well thats interesting Wayne.
My pan does not have a hole to install a bolt to the timing cover.

[William C.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

Then you do not have a '65-early '66 pan.

[Gary C.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

Yes I thought so. I dont mean to hijack Mark's post but where can you get a good repo 65 pan? LIC maybe?

[R N.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

Or do you mean you have the hole in the front lip of your oil pan, but your timing cover does not have the integral bolt (see thumbnails, below big pic) ?

Interesting Wayne, if I read that right, my March '66 L72 should not have the center bolt or a hole in the pan?

[Joe L.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

Interesting Wayne, if I read that right, my March '66 L72 should not have the center bolt or a hole in the pan?

Kurt------


No, I believe the early style pan and bolt would still have been used at the time your 1966 was built.

[Gary J.]

Re: 65 396 Oil Pan Pictures?

My late June car has the hole for the bolt