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Originally Posted by cas3
I have what I assume to be repro's from who I dont know, but no problems with bolt holes. However, the dip stick tube was another story. I had to make a curved tube from brake line, screwed into a female fitting in place of the original tube on the pan. Then, the fat ford stick wouldnt go around corners so I made a flexible stick from a wimpy modern dip stick with the flathead handle brazed on to fool you guys. works good
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That's the way Patrick used to advise. He was dead set against grinding clearance for the dipstick, likely because too many guys went too deep and destroyed the manifold.