A friend of mine wishes to put a 300 inline six from a mid eighties truck and a T-35 trans in his 1960 2wd F100 shortbox. We would have to make engine and trans mounts which is no big deal. The problem is that the oil pan drop is right over the tie rod and axle. Is there a different pan with a front sump that could be put on? (The inline six that was in it had a front sump, but it seems to be a completely different block so we can't use that one.)

ANY ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!
Andy

 

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That would be I-6, for Inline 6.
L-6 is the term for a Flathead 6, has to do w/ the valve configuration in the head or some such.
I just did this conversion to my '58 Mercury M-100 & had no problems w/ having the tie rods/axle interfering w/ the O/P.
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And to my knowledge there isn't a front sump O/P, @ least I've not found a refernce to one in Any of the 300 I-6 Shop Manuals or Parts & Accessary Catalogs covering the 300 I-6 I've read.

 

take the stock pan and make it front sump if you need to. should be very easy to do. use 1/8'' steel .you can even increse the oil capacity.

 

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