My 1967 Cuda Restoration

Had a guy over an hour ago looking at the progress on the 'Cuda. He's and old
Mopar guy that just built a 1965 Coronet 2dr hardtop 440 drag car. He looked
at the front of my engine and asked me how I was going to get the oil pan
off in the future if I needed to. I said....hadn't thought about it.


View attachment 1714921704

as you can see the pan hangs over the K-member. He suggested I pull
the K-member, take it to the local welding shop and have it cut out
and boxed in. After looking at it....made sense to me.

Anybody run into this problem before?
Disconnect motor mounts, engine hoist lift engine, remove oil pan. Not easy but possible.