L33 5.3 Oil pan for '66 Stepside - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

bbluma · 10-06-2018, 05:20 PM

Hey yall, so am getting ready to LS swap my '66 stepside, and have confused myself with oil pans. lol so i know Holley 302-1 and 302-2 work, but well holley is expensive. So trying to find an F-Body pan that works.

Is there a certain brand, or pan that people are using, if so, is there a link to it?

Or any links to good F-body pans would be appreciated.

Thanks.

**Clyde65** · 10-06-2018, 10:22 PM

Is your truck lowered at all?

Mine is lowered about 4” front, spindles and springs, I have the truck pan and I have no issues with clearance. Hangs below cross member about 1.5” or so.

**mongocanfly** · 10-06-2018, 10:33 PM

I just put a c6 pan on mine...it was the shallowest of the factory pans...about 4-3/4" deep...

UniqueOdyssey68 · 10-12-2018, 06:10 PM

I just did a pan swap, mild 4 inch front drop, 60/17 tires. Went with the GMPP "H3/hot rod/muscle car" pan kit. $200 shipped fast from Summit

Comes with everything needed, simple easy swap. Hangs down even with cross-member, plenty of ground clearance, clears top of cross-member with room to slide fingers underneath.
Keep in mind any bolt holes on pan that may or may not line up with your tranny bellhousing bolt holes. 1 didn't on mine, but I'm ok with that, others bolted up fine. Pics in recent post in my build thread.

Or going with an F body pan should be fine, just be sure to get all the parts - windage tray, p/u tube, seals, gasket etc.

I have '06 L33, only 86k miles

. The L33 is awesome

verdell · 10-16-2018, 10:24 AM

I swapped an L33 from an '05 Silverado, with BTR Stage III cam, LS6 blue beehive springs and Speed Engineering Headers. With 2.5" drop spindles and the torsion bars turned down a bit, I was more comfortable with the F-body pan also as it sits above the cross member.

10-06-2018, 05:20 PM	#1
bbluma Registered User Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 86	L33 5.3 Oil pan for '66 Stepside Hey yall, so am getting ready to LS swap my '66 stepside, and have confused myself with oil pans. lol so i know Holley 302-1 and 302-2 work, but well holley is expensive. So trying to find an F-Body pan that works. Is there a certain brand, or pan that people are using, if so, is there a link to it? Or any links to good F-body pans would be appreciated. Thanks.

10-06-2018, 10:22 PM	#2
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,546	Re: L33 5.3 Oil pan for '66 Stepside Is your truck lowered at all? Mine is lowered about 4” front, spindles and springs, I have the truck pan and I have no issues with clearance. Hangs below cross member about 1.5” or so. __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

10-06-2018, 10:33 PM	#3
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,671	Re: L33 5.3 Oil pan for '66 Stepside I just put a c6 pan on mine...it was the shallowest of the factory pans...about 4-3/4" deep... __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

10-12-2018, 06:10 PM	#4
UniqueOdyssey68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Idaho Posts: 73	Re: L33 5.3 Oil pan for '66 Stepside I just did a pan swap, mild 4 inch front drop, 60/17 tires. Went with the GMPP "H3/hot rod/muscle car" pan kit. $200 shipped fast from Summit Comes with everything needed, simple easy swap. Hangs down even with cross-member, plenty of ground clearance, clears top of cross-member with room to slide fingers underneath. Keep in mind any bolt holes on pan that may or may not line up with your tranny bellhousing bolt holes. 1 didn't on mine, but I'm ok with that, others bolted up fine. Pics in recent post in my build thread. Or going with an F body pan should be fine, just be sure to get all the parts - windage tray, p/u tube, seals, gasket etc. I have '06 L33, only 86k miles . The L33 is awesome __________________ - long term project '68 C10 true shortbed! Resto-mod. LS swap. Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=769919 "I've still kept this project truck when anyone else would've given up and sold it as is. Giving up is easy, staying the course is part of life's journey" ___________________________________________ '68 C10 true shortbed, LS swap restomod. '03 Z71 daily, '63 AMC Rambler V8 survivor

10-16-2018, 10:24 AM	#5
verdell Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Columbus, MS Posts: 445	Re: L33 5.3 Oil pan for '66 Stepside I swapped an L33 from an '05 Silverado, with BTR Stage III cam, LS6 blue beehive springs and Speed Engineering Headers. With 2.5" drop spindles and the torsion bars turned down a bit, I was more comfortable with the F-body pan also as it sits above the cross member.

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