BillK

Hey guys,
The oil pan on the 425 I am doing is beat to death and has been welded up etc. I have a 307 pan but it does not have the baffle in it so I decided not to use it.

Has anyone used one of these pans from Summit ?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...lass/year/1970

Any other suggestions for a completely stock replacement pan ?

olds 307 and 403

That part seem to be hit and miss, always read the reviews. I bought a mini starter, their brand, I never read the reviews. It wasn't right out of the box and went up in smoke. I read the reviews later, many had the same issue. The BBO not only has the baffle but more clearance for the extra stroke.

BillK

I dont know why I didnt Looks like it is a gamble. Guess I will do a little searching for a decent used one.

RetroRanger

My typical MO re reviews is to read the bad ones first and look for a common theme. In this case most complaints were the baffle hit the pump pick up and bending it cured the problem.

there were a few that said the drain plug leaked or the rails were not flat, but there were many more that stated no issues.

If it were me and i needed a cheap pan i would give it a go. The relatively minor issues appear to have caused most of the negative reviews

JPinAZ

https://www.usrpc.com/product-catego...bile-oil-pans/

I used one of these but I would need to ask my machine shop if there was any issues.