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Originally Posted by Steeveedee
'68 was the last(?) year for the canister type filter. Fram made an adapter that used a Ford oil filter. This was because the gasket is on a smaller diameter than the spin on Chevy filter. If the engine you're going with doesn't have a provision for the canister type filter (it would just be flat, no groove) you can use the regular Chevy filter.
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68 was first year for spin on filters in passenger cars. They had a factory adaptor in them when they made the switch. Every 68 motor I have had that came out of a car was that way. I have 3 68 327s currently. The one in my truck (out of a Camaro) from the Flint plant, the numbers matching motor in my 68 Camaro from Tonawanda, and then a bare 327 block on a cart (out of a big car) cant remember the plant its from, all are spin on.
68 Small blocks are a oddball in themselves as they were a transition year. mid 59-67 are all pretty much the same then 69 and later are all pretty much the same.