1966 Valiant/Barracuda 360,What oil pan

Rapid Robert said

(2) "center sump" 360 pass car pans to choose from: the 392 and the 876. both sumps are ~8" long and on the 392 the sump starts ~4" back from the front lip and the 876 it starts ~2" back (this is from a plumb line vertical down from the front lip) and the 392 pan is what you need for an early A body and they use different pickups. EDIT I forget which of the 2 pickups (top/middle) are correct for the 392 pan

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Great info there.


I'm going to put a 360 in a 66 Valiant wagon and am interested to see where this thread goes. Dart Doctor also needs this info for his dad's car build.


I've read posts that say you may have to bang a few "bumps" in the pan for steering gear clearance. I would test fit the block with the pan and motor mounts in, then put it on the ground and turn the steering wheel from lock to lock and see if there are any clearance issues. Look for tight spots and put some clay on the pan and turn the wheel from side to side to see how much clearance is between the pan and the steering gear as it turns. It's easier to bang the pan out now then when you are trying to do the final installation....

I wonder if the 392 pan needs the "extra banging" for clearance or just the 876, or both.

Or is there a reasonably priced aftermarket pan and pick up that will work?

It would be nice to get the pick-up tube numbers that correlate to the two oil pans.