Remove front cover w/o removing oil pan?

Easier on a 440 than a 318. I had the nylon teeth on the cam gear give up on my first car about a month after I bought it. I guess I revved the motor a bit more than the old guy I bought the 72 challenger from. It was tough but I got it back together without it leaking. Boy did that new chain and gears wake up that engine. Cool car you got. I was fascinated by the Ferguson Formula in the late seventies.