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i have a milodon 7 qt pan looks very much like the one in pic. Fits my 74 sport a body minty. However the trany has to be connected in car and engine has to go STRAIGHT down. Bit of a pain in *** only have an 1/4 inch or less to play with at the kick out but once in fits really well just a ***** to get in there. Pan pretty much level with bottom of k member