You may enjoy my latest fuel economy project. I am converting my 59 Edsel Ranger to a modern fuel injected Ford Thunderbird 2.3 Turbo and 5 speed.
The engine I took out yesterday is a hideous massive carbureted V8 with a nasty 2 speed automatic. Everything was working great but as you can imagine a 2 speed / V8 = very bad fuel economy.
Today I tried to hang the 2.3 engine in place and found the oil pan is in the way of the lower frame cross piece and steering linkage. The issue is the 2.3 has the sump area located at the rear of the engine as opposed to the V8 which has the sump in the front allowing the engine to sit in place above the linkage.
Is there an alternate oil pan shape on a different ford 2.3 car / truck or will I need to mod the oil pan and pick up tube?