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Guys I bought a milodon single line swivel pickup kit last year & apparently there's only 2 milodon pans which will work & both are expensive + recommended tubular k-member, have any of you done or would it be possible to get a pan that's more specific for stock k-member / engine plate & just use a static pick up with my external line.
Thank you kindly in advance
 
448Scamp said:
What pan is it? That Milodon stuff is usually pretty reasonable.
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Not sure of the number at tue moment, it is a 7 quart pan for external line, it's price is reasonable (not the issue though) I'm just wondering if I can just use a static pick up instead of my swinging pick up. I don't want a dragster pan or the 8 inch deep old super-stock style
 
31151 is the recommended pan for tge swivel pickup oiling. Is anyone using this with stock steering linkage ? I will be modifying the k-member
 
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30931 should work for you with static pickup.
Years ago I had a 30930 (same pan without the flat and hole) in a duster that went 9s.
Pan was modified for static pickup.
Stock K and steering
 
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MOPARMAGA said:
Cool thank you
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terrible road clearance tho.^^^^^^^^^

u can bet that the full length pan wont fit , I run the 9 qt pan and still had to modify the front with a tubular k memeber
 
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bob mCcarty said:
terrible road clearance tho.^^^^^^^^^

u can bet that the full length pan wont fit , I run the 9 qt pan and still had to modify the front with a tubular k memeber
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Is the 9 qt pan you have the super stock type with the drag link tunnel ?
 
Those milodon’s are 7 inch deep, the 7qt Moroso pan is 8in and had poor ground clearance.
Big difference, at least that’s what she said
 
MOPARMAGA said:
Is the 9 qt pan you have the super stock type with the drag link tunnel ?
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no, we ran that type on the old hemi car , was a genuine pain in the *** , I didnt want a tie rod tube pan on the fish------
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Boy I wish I had some of the fun you've had.
Funny thing today I was asking my boss at the machine shop if he could order me a pan today, he looked at the pic & said oh I have one of those upstairs. I hot tanked it & glass peened it, man has it had a life. Brass brazing to fill holes, cracks & whatever...he said it's about 50 years old so maybe it's something, I'll use it for a mock up if it fits, as it is I can't tell if it's a-body or something else.
 
MOPARMAGA said:
Boy I wish I had some of the fun you've had.
Funny thing today I was asking my boss at the machine shop if he could order me a pan today, he looked at the pic & said oh I have one of those upstairs. I hot tanked it & glass peened it, man has it had a life. Brass brazing to fill holes, cracks & whatever...he said it's about 50 years old so maybe it's something, I'll use it for a mock up if it fits, as it is I can't tell if it's a-body or something else.
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I started off with an old funny car aluminum pan w/ the single line pick up , before going to the 9 qt milodon, had to rework the front of both of them --
 
bob mCcarty said:
I started off with an old funny car aluminum pan w/ the single line pick up , before going to the 9 qt milodon, had to rework the front of both of them --
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Okay, I guess I should just plan on modifying whatever I buy. I had already planned to modify the k-member & box in whatever I need to cut out. I'm leaning towards the 31470 pan to use the swinging pick-up I have already since I never get back what I paid when I sell things. Probably set my car up a bit higher suspension wise, it will be a tad difficult with 2 inch fenderwell headers but I am thinking of spacers between the wheels & rotors up front since I'd like to get a little closer on the tire sizes maybe 26 up front
 
If you end up wanting the 31470, I have one brand new in the box. Save you some $
 
I have a dual swinging pick up from Milodon which did not fit in the car....tie rod tube style. Only used on dyno, cause it doesn't fit.....Milodon told me I must have told them it was a B body.....ya.....any way they said they had no pan for my Valiant. Made 1.
 
66Valiant528 said:
I have a dual swinging pick up from Milodon which did not fit in the car....tie rod tube style. Only used on dyno, cause it doesn't fit.....Milodon told me I must have told them it was a B body.....ya.....any way they said they had no pan for my Valiant. Made 1.
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35 years ago I used an early BB milodon with the round tube in a 65 barracuda. With the stock trans mount and elephant ears, the tube was in the right spot and the center link fit fine. Problem was on an early A the centerlink is narrower, so when you tried to make a right turn, the centerlink (near the idlerarm) hit the pan.
I ended up modifying the v8 center link.
 
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604B1duster said:
35 years ago I used an early BB milodon with the round tube in a 65 barracuda. With the stock trans mount and elephant ears, the tube was in the right spot and the center link fit fine. Problem was on an early A the centerlink is narrower, so when you tried to make a right turn, the centerlink (near the idlerarm) hit the pan.
I ended up modifying the v8 center link.
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I wish it worked in my 66 Valiant. Have the V8 centerlink but it is a rectangular opening and it was about 2 inches further forward than I needed. Motor plate trans mount in stock location. Used Shumacher mounts to set it up. Of coarse the oil lines wouldn't work with the factory K frame.....it's all good now. Anybody need a pan?!!!
 
66Valiant528 said:
I have a dual swinging pick up from Milodon which did not fit in the car....tie rod tube style. Only used on dyno, cause it doesn't fit.....Milodon told me I must have told them it was a B body.....ya.....any way they said they had no pan for my Valiant. Made 1.
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