Pre 1963 Corvette Oil Pan

[The37Kid]

Could someone post a photo of a pre 1963 Corvette oil pan? How do they differ from other Chevy pans? I'm a Ford guy and the orange stuff is strange to me.

[oldchevyseller]

http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=43734&dept%5Fid=153&mscssid=TL 2LT9SEKSRC9N3DLEA7A8PXW5490B66


http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=22930&dept%5Fid=153&mscssid=TL 2LT9SEKSRC9N3DLEA7A8PXW5490B66

[oldchevyseller]

here is your answer to the rest of the oil pans used , us chevy guys do it simple ,hahah unlike the blue oval http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://members.tripod.com/~grannys/rx7engineselectioninfo.html(#1) is the '55 to '80 models, which use an oil pan designed for their left side dipstick location.
(#2) is the '80 to '85 models which have the dipstick relocated to the right side.
(#3) was used from '86-up, when the move to a 1 piece rear main seal required yet another oil pan design, but it retained the right side dipstick location.
The move to the 1pc rear main seal was accompanied with the change to a smaller flywheel/crankshaft bolt circle, 3.00" vs. the earlier 3.58" dia. pattern that was used with 2pc rear main seal engines. Large and small pattern flywheels/flexplates are not interchangeable.
Beginning in '87, some blocks were machined at the factory for hydraulic roller cams, but all were changed to the "center bolt" valve cover design, a move to reduce potential oil leaks. Also in '87, the 4 center bolts in the intake manifold changed angles slightly, going to 72 degrees instead of the traditional 90 degrees, so slight modifications are required for mixing and matching heads and intakes from these two groups. The VORTEC 5000 and 5700 truck engines that became available in '96 use a new design 64cc head, a new tuned design intake manifild, and hydraulic roller lifters. While the intake manifold bolt pattern has changed, the exhaust bolt pattern on the head remains the same as the older engines.