Gen V LT4 Pan modification

The LT4 engine is a very tall configuration, much taller than an LS or a conventional SBC, because of this I was unsuccessful installing the engine/drivetrain combination because I couldn’t get enough angle to slip it past the crossmember because the top of the engine kept hitting the firewall.
modified pan
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 also had a problem with the stock oil cooler which is bolted on to the side of the pan, this interfered with the Morrison frame (see previous post). After several very hard and forceful knocks on the pan it came free.  The LT series of engines do not use an oil pan gasket, they are sealed using GM’s engine sealant.
1st install

We decided to remove one inch from the front of the pan and then welded in AN10 oil fittings to solve the problem.  You cannot move the oil passage location because there are built in oil galleries inside that pan that connect to the oil filter.  Once the pan was modified the engine/drivetrain just barely fit it and everything settled in, on to the next challenge.
pan install