"Apparently when the builder assembled the engine he failed to secure the pickup tube and the engine suffered a catastrophic failure on the dyno."
I got "lazy" ONE TIME and just grabbed the MIG and welded the pick-up to the oil pump. I'd read countless times where that's what most "builders" do and they will be fine.
The engine came back in for "freshening" up about 5 years later (full race) and the oil pump pick-up was laying it the bottom of the pan. The weld job was fine, it took a BIG chunk off the pump when it cut loose.
I went back to effectively securing them by either drilling a hole and tapping for a hardened screws or making a metal strap and welding it to the pickup then attaching it under one of the oil pump cover bolts.......Cliff
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73 Ventura, SOLD 455, 3740lbs, 11.30's at 120mph, 1977 Pontiac Q-jet, HO intake, HEI, 10" converter, 3.42 gears, DOT's, 7.20's at 96mph and still WAY under the roll bar rule. Best ET to date 7.18 at 97MPH (1/8th mile),
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