1957 Oil Pan

[Fritz W.]

Does anyone have pictures showing what a 1957 Corvette Oil Pan looks like? Did all engines use the same pan? Was the "trap door" pan used in 1957? I'm starting to restore a 57 Corvette and don't know if I have the right pan.
Thanks for your help.

[Edward L.]

Re: 1957 Oil Pan

All 1957 engines used the same pan. The "trap door" pan was first used in 1960, 1961, and 1962 on solid lifter engines. I'm out of town until this weekend. If you email me at edlepelis@verizon.net I will send you a picture of the correct pan,

Ed

[Fritz W.]

Re: 1957 Oil Pan

Will do....Thanks a million Ed.

[John H.]

Re: 1957 Oil Pan

Does anyone have pictures showing what a 1957 Corvette Oil Pan looks like? Did all engines use the same pan? Was the "trap door" pan used in 1957? I'm starting to restore a 57 Corvette and don't know if I have the right pan.
Thanks for your help.

Fritz -

The 3-step '57 oil pan is shown below.


OilPan57_5.jpgOilPan57_2.jpg

[Fritz W.]

Re: 1957 Oil Pan

Thanks...the pictures are worth a thousand words. I believe my pan is the passenger car pan. I has two deep indentations in the bottom of the 2nd step. I have two "trap door" pans but it looks like those are not correct. Have to start looking around.