340 in a 1966 valiant, remote oil filter woes

If the plate is still in that's the problem, don't use an adapter with the o.e. plate

Can you help with this plate? I suspect it's in there, as I removed nothing except the oil filter. If I needed/need to remove something else, I'll be happy to do the rather large amount of work to get something out of there that's messing with me.

note, the oil leak is not large - If that helps. Not large at all. It's just annoying as AF.