93 Splash in SC, V8-Swap version

[PlumCrazy]

That is what I did

Then I brought it back because when they had it on a two post lift they didn't know the front diff dropped and the driveshaft rubbed.

Then when i swapped to a telescoping driveshaft I had to totally remake it because it did not fit at all.

Mine wraps around the bellhousing (added plus any ATF drippings from transmissions dribbled down the bell onto the exhaust for disposal) not the oil pan.

What oil pan is that? I am not sure my foxbody pan has enough room to do that. Does it heat the oil?

Its Foxbody dual sump. Pretty sure it was a Dorman: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rnb-264-022/make/ford/model/mustang/year/1982

Never had any heats issues, I run conventional 5w-30 Valvoline and change it every 3K. Truck runs 195-200* on a hot day with AC cranked and single core rad. I dont have an oil temp sensor, but there is no signs sludge or goo in there and it typically looks almost new when I change it.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

That is what I did

Then I brought it back because when they had it on a two post lift they didn't know the front diff dropped and the driveshaft rubbed.

Then when i swapped to a telescoping driveshaft I had to totally remake it because it did not fit at all.

Mine wraps around the bellhousing (added plus any ATF drippings from transmissions dribbled down the bell onto the exhaust for disposal) not the oil pan.

What oil pan is that? I am not sure my foxbody pan has enough room to do that. Does it heat the oil?

Yeah, I ended up with a rub point on my rear axle because they didn’t give me enough clearance. It’s been “massaged” already by the rear axle but once I get it back among the living so I can get it closer to my torch, I’m going to put the ol rosebud and ball peen to it so it’s got a little more clearance. At least until I see where things settle because I’m still figuring this all out with lowering a 4x4 as close to the limit as I can while still keeping something of a stock form. I dunno, things are still fluid. I’m semi-happy with the rear but I don’t know if I can match it in the front. I wouldn’t mind going even lower. But my fender liners and possibly the inner fender in the front is already problematic and I’m not sure where I’ll find my next limiting factor in the front beyond the upper control arms. It’s an experiment. I know what I’m trying to accomplish, I’ve been dreaming about it for 26+ years. I’ve been trying hard to get there without getting crazy but we are headed towards crazy at an alarming rate. Oh well. I was just trying not to dump that much effort into this when I have so much else to deal with. Time will tell. I was pretty happy with things so far so I’m trying to just tweak at this point instead of just breaking out the torch and welder and going to town. Of course I’m probably only one or two bad days away from saying F it and doing that….

I used the Explorer pan in both of my builds. Trying to be somewhat budget minded and all.