I have a Kirkham 427 (just picked it up!). I am getting organized to install the engine/transmission - I finally have everything in the same place.
My engine is a Keith Craft FE crate engine which has a Canton
oil pan installed at the time of the build.
I have a brand new Armando Pan ready to install on the block. I bought the Armando because the gouge was that the Canton pan was too deep and wouldn't leave much room (approx. 3.5") for ground clearance.
The tape measure puts both pans at 5.75" deep in the front, right behind the harmonic balancer, measured from the pan rail to the lowest point of the pan. That tells me that the gouge was wrong. Both
oil pans will have the same ground clearance, unless I am missing something. The Canton pan is a bit wider than the Armando, as it is a T-style pan, but I still have plenty of room between the frame rails (> 1" on each side).
My question is why change
oil pans? I can't see from a clearance point of view (ground or frame) that I NEED to change the pans.
Keep in mind that Keith did a fantastic job of RTV/caulking the Canton pan on during the build.
Any and all advice is appreciated.