Looking For An Oil Pan For A Pontiac 400

40 · July 02, 2006, 11:09:27 PM

I have my old Firebird blasted apart at a friends shop to freshen up the motor compartment.I have had this car since high school so the oil pan has endured many dumb * stunts over the years and,though it still holds oil,looks really nasty.Since everything else will be "pretty" when we put it back together,I thought I'd try and locate a new pan.I have tried locating a new OEM pan with no luck...suppliers such as Year One sell a cadium plated one from Milodan....it will work but it is a completely different profile than the stock pan.Not that it's a big deal but this old girl is nearly 100% correct and I prefer to use a stock pan if I can locate one.Anyone have one laying around in the junk pile??Any help greatly appreciated!

40 · July 03, 2006, 08:17:42 AM

How about any links to Pontiac web sites that may be of help??

48ford · July 03, 2006, 09:49:19 AM

Quote from: "40"How about any links to Pontiac web sites that may be of help??[/quot

Try the pontiac/oakland club
One of my sons still gets the magazine.
Russ

purplepickup · July 03, 2006, 11:12:38 AM

There's a couple OEM ones on ebay but they're not perfect. http://motors.search.ebay.com/?from=R40&satitle=pontiac+400+oil+pan I'll bet if you saved that search into My Ebay, something good would come up eventually.

EMSjunkie · July 03, 2006, 01:59:12 PM

A buddy of mine in Waterloo IA. is a big Pontiac nut, I tried to call him
earlier, but the slug took the day off :x

I'll try to get ahold of him Wed. when he gets back to work.

Vance

sal37 · July 03, 2006, 10:18:18 PM

Daryle
Do the hotrod thing and pound it out with a hammer and dolly and file finish it

Steve

40 · July 03, 2006, 10:43:41 PM

Thanks guys....I'll keep my eye on eBay.Vance....Give me a yell if he turns one up....Steve,this old pan has been thru the mill....it's been torn/ welded a couple of times,dents/dings to numerous to count and is looking pretty thin in spots.They made a million of them.....I should be able to turn one up that's in considerably better condition than the one I have.

EMSjunkie · July 07, 2006, 05:09:00 PM

Daryle, I need to know what year the motor is.

I am on the phone now to my buudy in Iowa, he thinks he can score one, but he needs to know the year.

let me know.

Vance

40 · July 07, 2006, 06:31:44 PM

Vance.....It is a 1968 Pontiac 400. I'm sorry for not mentioning the year in my original post.I have had that old Bird since high school and I guess after owning it for so long,I assume everyone has seen it.I really appreciate the help.....Let me know what you come up with......Thanks!!

EMSjunkie · July 11, 2006, 09:15:21 AM

The search is on.

he should call me back in a couple days.
I'll let you know.

Vance