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Tech Talk => Projects => Topic started by: gumbyglass on April 17, 2011, 09:46:03 AM

Title: 74 Wreidt Stinger
Post by: gumbyglass on April 17, 2011, 09:46:03 AM

any one on here have a 74 Wreidt Stinger?

Title: Re: 74 Wreidt Stinger
Post by: The Chaz on April 22, 2011, 02:33:12 PM

I think mine is a 73...

Title: Re: 74 Wreidt Stinger
Post by: gumbyglass on April 23, 2011, 08:44:05 AM

what do you have in it? i am replacing the 454 with a 4bolt 454 with all the goodies. should be fun. keep running into snags though. iam waiting on a Miloden Marine pan, when i put the new engine in i was hitting the oil pan on the intake of the Berkeley jet. when i put the old Hardin exaust manifolds i am hitting the new after market head bolts. i am hoping to have it ready by the middle of May?

Title: Re: 74 Wreidt Stinger
Post by: motorhome6 on April 23, 2011, 11:54:14 PM

i've got a 74 Wriedt  had the same problem with the oil pan hitting ,just raised it up a bit off the intake ,works great.

Title: Re: 74 Wreidt Stinger
Post by: motorhome6 on April 23, 2011, 11:55:51 PM

it came with a 455 olds but i put a BBC in it

Title: Re: 74 Wreidt Stinger
Post by: gumbyglass on April 24, 2011, 08:20:53 AM

if you "just" raised the motor, what did you do about the short drive shaft? do you know how deep your pan is? i ordered a Canton Marine 8' oil pan for it. the stock pan was 9" deep. i am hoping NOT to have to order the Milodon 7 1/2" oil pan.

Title: Re: 74 Wreidt Stinger
Post by: The Chaz on April 24, 2011, 03:35:32 PM

No clearance issues with my FORD   >:D

Dooley pan.

Title: Re: 74 Wreidt Stinger
Post by: gumbyglass on April 28, 2011, 07:50:56 PM

Canton sent me a stock oil pan so i am  :'(ing and buying  :banghead:that Milodon 71/2 pan. ill have nearly $700 invested ina gosh darn pan. i should have just made my own. lol. the dipstick alone is $78.00