tictocdok

my oil pan is badly dented and rusted, price from a couple vette vendors was ~$100.
Jegs has a SBC oil pan for $33. Chrome for a little more.
do I need get a Vette pan or will a generic one fit?
:confused:

Clink69

You need a Vette one or at least add a windage tray ... Go cheap there and oil circulation can be a problem. Not worth going cheap here... :flag

78pace

not sure if this applies to 78 but once owned a 77 which my girlfriend now wife bottomed out and ripped a hole in my pan. we replace it with one from a camaro not sure of year. there is a book that tells you which vette parts are inter changable with other chevy products most vette catalogs have them in there

Jughead

I'd be wary of the crhome pans. There've been a couple posts about the difficulty getting them to seal! :smash:

Frankenvette

I think most of those cheap oil pans are made offshore, and I would be concered about the thickness of the pan flanges. I have read that they are prone to leaking. Summit or Jegs sells a Milodon stock pan for about $80.00 which is probably cheaper than a GM but good quality. I like the suggestion about looking for a Camaro pan if its the same. Could probably find one at a junkyard for cheap. I happen to have a Camaro oil pan but I also have a 1970 Camaro engine in my vette.

Regards,

Jim

PatG

I have a generic, chevy 350 oil pan I got at a swap meet new, in the box for $30. Not chrome, it fits fine and when painted it looks great. Get new cork gaskets and do not over torque the bolts and it will not leak.