Oil Pan and Drag Link Interference 8BA in 36 Cabriolet

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Originally Posted by tubman

I put an 8BA in my '36 3-Window about 30 years ago and don't remember having to modify the drag link at all. I think I used a Merc pan as well. It could be that the front of your engine is too low. I seem to remember that Hurst and others made spacers to go under the water pumps and raise the front of the engine. I know I used them.

The common method to mount an 8BA type of engine in an early chassis, ie; '36-48 is to use '49-50 merc pumps and/or truck pumps with the '49-50 merc spacers under the pumps to allow for the offset of the mounting bolts and shortness of the pump mounts.
I would also suggest that you get a car pan in lieu of the truck pan you have.