Oil dip stick position

[Wfolland]

After upgrading my 1979 Spider 2000 with an older single plane intake manifold and Weber carb. I now have no place to secure my dip stick, use to bolt onto the original duel plane manifold. Question, will a dip stick from an earlier,pre 1979, engine fit and secure to my upgraded engine?, any other options?

[Schnauzer]

My Son and I just did his 79 with an 1800 manifold and DEV carb. An alternative solution is to rotate the sheath to a position you like then fabricate a strap mount to whatever bolt suits your fancy. Easy fix.

Jim

[Wfolland]

Thanks Jim, in process of designing a bracket will post a photo when completed.

[donm]

Notice the 2 bolts holding the front end of the cambox to the block? These bolts form almost a straight line to the hole in the bracket that's welded onto the dipstick. I fabricated an aluminum bracket with 3 holes; 2 holes line up with the cambox bolts and the third hole will just about line up with the dipstick bracket if you bend it a bit. That's what I did.

[Wfolland]

Thanks Donm for the suggestion.

[maytag]

so... funny question:
how do you determine the installed height of the dipstick & tube?

mine will slip all the way down 'til the tube hits the bottom.... but that ain;t correct, obviously.

I figured I;d fill the pan with the correct amount of oil, and then push the tube in until it read correctly on the dipstick. but is there another "more correct" way?

[donm]

My dipstick has a flange on it that allows it to seat on the block at the proper depth.