V8 240sx FAQ

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Originally Posted by qwarnon

A) can i modify the oil pan and pickup to fit with out hacking up my crossmember
(this is what i would prefer) i was thinking possibly extending the oil pickup tube to the front of the pan and just fabricating a pan with basically a front sump.

Yes. The more you bring the motor towards the back of the car the easier it will be to fab the oil pan.

Originally Posted by qwarnon

OR can i buy a premodified oil pan that would allow clearance with little to no crossmember modding

I don't know of any available.

Originally Posted by qwarnon

B) do i need to notch my firewall at all and if so where? im using an old
T-10 4speed with some internal upgrades. I picked this for its small size and mechanical simplicity. i figured that with its small size it would make less firewall fabrication necessary.

Maybe. How big is it compared to a T5?

Originally Posted by qwarnon

C)what have most Gen 1 swappers done for mounts? i know there is always full custom (which may be best) but also there are universal small block chevy mounts that hot rod and rat rod builders use. would these work well?

Custom subframe mounts and standard Chevy mounts on top of that.

Originally Posted by qwarnon

D) power steering. ill be using block hugger headers and should be able to perform any mods needed to get them to clear.. any special tricks to getting clearance?

No.