68 Valiant Hellcat Swap
More progress on the build in the past few weeks;
Here are the parts I used for the oil pan swap.
Milodon Oil Pan 31030
OEM Hellcat Oil Pan Gasket
Milodon Pickup Tube 18341
Milodon Oil Pan Bolts 85025
When using the Milodon center sump oil pan the pickup tube is moved further back as well, changing the placement for the support bolt for the pickup tube.
In the picture below you can see the original location for the pickup tube support bolt which is really just a stud on one of the main bearing cap bolts.
Using a deep 15mm socket I removed the bolt and placed it further back, swapping it with another main cap bolt. I torqued both bolts as per Dodge specifications.
When using the new Milodon oil pan, additional bolts are used. In order to be on the safe side I drilled the oil pan gasket where the additional bolts are needed. Luckily there were small indentations on the gasket where the extra bolts are located.
A small strip of Mopar RTV silicon was applied to all 4 corners of the block and the pan bolts were all torqued down to spec. It is also important to note that the original Hellcat oil pan bolts are too long to be used on the Milodon oil pan. Milodon has the right bolts for this application.
More progress on the build in the past few weeks;
Here are the parts I used for the oil pan swap.
Milodon Oil Pan 31030
OEM Hellcat Oil Pan Gasket
Milodon Pickup Tube 18341
Milodon Oil Pan Bolts 85025
When using the Milodon center sump oil pan the pickup tube is moved further back as well, changing the placement for the support bolt for the pickup tube.
In the picture below you can see the original location for the pickup tube support bolt which is really just a stud on one of the main bearing cap bolts.
Using a deep 15mm socket I removed the bolt and placed it further back, swapping it with another main cap bolt. I torqued both bolts as per Dodge specifications.
A small strip of Mopar RTV silicon was applied to all 4 corners of the block and the pan bolts were all torqued down to spec. It is also important to note that the original Hellcat oil pan bolts are too long to be used on the Milodon oil pan. Milodon has the right bolts for this application.