Alright so I just picked up the short block of my 370 from Harris Engine and Grinding in Houston. Included are some pictures of the set up so far and I am wondering if I have the windage tray and pick up tube set up correctly. I have used all ARP rod bolts and main studs and side bolts so I know I am going to have to drill out some of the windage tray bolt holes. I have 10 chrome looking nuts left over from my main stud kit so I assume that is what will hold the tray down. Is there any clearancing that is going to need to be done or any other modifications to the tray? As of now, the next step is going to be some Edelbrock heads. The deck of the block was milled so it would be 100% square so the pistons come out of the hole a maximum of 20 thousandths. After talking with WCCH, they have determined I will need a stock sized head gasket because the acceptable piston to head gap needs to be about .035. I am giving all this information so that it can be verified as correct; trying to do this build right the first time of course. Here are some pictures...

 

if you check out my thread in the internal engine section, somewhere in there is what we did to get the proper pickup to pan distance

 

Come on grippy saying somewhere in your thread will mean he will still be skimming it and his mtor will rust

 

sorry, don't have the time to skim for him

 

shouldnt be a problem with the skimming. That's what search is for and I knew I had that thread bookmarked for a reason. I have washers that I am going to use to space the windage tray and stud bolts so that the rotating assembly clears.

 

Just checked through your thread and are pictures of yall measuring something but no text saying the distance or procedure. No problem though, PM just got sent to Rex. Thanks though.

 

update, got the info on modifying the pick up tube and tray and this is going to be the oil pump i'll use. Its a melling High pressure/high volume pump for $139.95

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

 

Looks like a good pump, but I've always been partial to the LS2/LS6 pumps.

And good thing you read up... washers, windage tray, chrome nuts. If you didn't, clunk go the rod bolts on the tray. Been there, done that.

 

I've got a brand new (#10296) melling high volume high pressure pump I'll sell you for $125 if you want it. It wouldn't fit w/ my double roller so I went w/ a gm pump instead.

 

I might hit you up on that deal. Waiting on the paycheck Friday.