Oil pan question

[SuperNovaSS]

USER,

It is definitely a GM pan. It is a rare piece but not that rare. It will definitely fit Camaro and Nova. My 69 Harrell Camaro had one and I believe Kim Howie's Gibb Nova had one as well. I have also seen them on many others.

[SS427]

I believe all the COPO Novas had this pan. There was a discussion on it some time ago but I cannot find it.

[Kim_Howie]

Rick, From what I can tell,none of the novas came with the pan from the factory. But a lot of the 396 were blew up early in life. Fred Gibb had all the cars still in stock and any other cars that came in for warr. work were converted to this pan. This info I got from one of the guys that worked for Fred.

[SS427]

Good information and thanks Howie. I knew there was something unique about them but could not remember.

[Keith Tedford]

Years ago Oshawa stamping made the small block oil pans. They eventually developed a method, along with open molecule steel, to draw the shape of the pan in a single draw. It was a two step process before. A short deep sump like that would be impossible to draw, period. The longer sump would be easier to do. I have one of these pans and the oil pump but just never had a project to use it on.

[redmanf1]

Thank you for the help.
This pan was on a complete engine that I bought. I have seen and have a couple of the corvette pans that user is talking about, not the same.
Yes the pickup tube is odd but I cannot remember about the windage tray being different.

[RPOL88]

Curious to know if this pan fits any Chevelle applications? Thank you, Tom.