Starting the motor work

11/13/2018

Oil pan down, oil pump off. Interesting find, the pickup tube had a pretty bad kink in it. I'd take a guess someone lifted the motor with a jack and crushed it, cause there's a clear dent in the back of the pan. The oil pump is also a ford stamped 1993 like the tranny and the rear end. So this further confirms that the entire drive train other then the upper intake came from a 94 cobra. Also looks like someone went a little nuts with the rtv in the front of the pan. Glad I have all the replacement parts including upgraded pump, pan and gasket.



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