Thanks again for all the input...when my '65 389 was rebuilt for some reason (guess someone lost the stock dipstick) they stuck an oddball 6 qt dip stick that just stuck out of the side of the block...finally today installed the correct NOS dip stick with extension tube in the block with mounting strut on the valve cover...now just about everything under my hood looks stock...put in 5.5 qts (slightly shorter filter than original)...back to my hidden CD/Stereo project...
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