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1.) Do I need to remove the engine to change the oil pan gasket or

2.) If all fenders and hood and front grill are off, how difficult is it to remove the engine change all gaskets, paint and
reinstall, I'm doing all this myself with help.

San Tan Valley Hot Rods wants 11 hours of Labor?

To remove the oil pan all you have to do is remove ne end thf the tie rod and drop the tie rod down,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nothing more.

Are people serious...?? that you might have to remove the engine to change the oil pan gasket...?? Looking under my '34 207.... to see about dropping my pan... the only thing that I see that is in the way of dropping the oil pan is the steering tie rod that goes between the two steering arms...(it almost touches the pan, thus preventing it from dropping down..... It looks like I could just unhook one end of the tie rod and that would provide the clearance needed to drop the pan..... Am I missing something here..??? Surely many of you have dropped the pan on a 207... what needs to be done to pull the pan...???