Short recap. Due to my screw up 18 months ago I had to get the engine rebuilt. No outer parts were changed except for the oil pan. I took a picture of the center link just after I removed it from the car to show its proper orientation. I believe I installed it properly. The old oil pan always leaked. I tried straightening it and although it leaked less it still leaked. Some years ago I bought an oil pan from the swap meet at Carlisle. It was from Mancini still new in the box. It is rubbing on the drivers side. The center link doesn't look parallel to the engine so I took some measurements. On the drivers side it is 2 3/8" from the pan rail to the center link. The passenger side is 2 11/16". I wondered if this was normal so I checked my Challenger which I know is 95% original (my car has had a lot of people messing with it and getting back to original is fun for me). On the Challenger I got (it is a small block car) 5" on the driver side and 5 1/4". Measurements are not exact but apparently the center links weren't exactly parallel to the bottom of the engine from the factory. I was thinking that maybe I had the wrong Pittman Arm but with the measurements between both cars I think it might be correct. I decided to measure the old oil pan and it is definitely less when measuring from the pan rail to the bottom of the pan where the center link would be. I am thinking the pan is just too deep for a stock set up on my car. The pan did get a little damaged during the install. Is it possible that has caused the problem?
What do you guys think? Sorry for the crummy photo.