I just received an email from the guy who put me on the right path to figure what went wrong with my 5.3 DOD engine. He has one additional solution: many of the late Gen IV engine oil pans have the correct oil pressure regulator built in. For example, he’s putting a 5.3 in an Advanced Design Chevy pickup (those were the 1947-55 models) and has found that a 2007 Tahoe oil pan fits and has the regulator.
By the way, if you have any interest in updating those early pickups, this fellow, Robert Hertz, sells a body mount kit that parks the early sheet metal on an S-10 chassis, giving you instant power steering, disc brakes and other modern conveniences.
Robert’s web site is : www.AD-Engineering.com
