remote oil filter fittings tapped right into the block UPDATE in post 58 and the whole idea got 86ed

Are you shure it is at the oil plate? I had a leak and had to unbolt the headers to get at the remote pipes but after many attempts I suddenly found out it was the valve covers leaking and running down the back of the block and dripping off the oil lines. The alloy covers hit on the inlet manifold ports and need to be clearanced!