SBC oil pump pick ups

[tuffxf]

G,day,
Have an 880 block here with a one piece felpro gasket, 0123320 mexican sump.
With a m55hv pump and a 55S1 pickup i have 20mm pick up to pan clearance which i'm not happy with.
Old oil pump had an end cover off i think a m155 or 10551 style pump with the 3/4 pick up, who ever rebuilt this last put that end plate and 155S pick up onto the m55hv pump, that sits the pickup another 8 - 10 mm deeper which would be ok. this endplate is not good enough to re use,
is there an after market pickup in the factory type style that sits another 3/8 or so deeper than the 55S1 with a 5/8 style press fit that anyone knows of?
Otherwise we'll get another 3/4 style pump and pick up.
Have the issues with the thin castings and pm gears gone away or is still an issue?
Thanks very much! not a chev guy here!

[BillK]

An 880 block probably had an M155 pump from the factory. If you want to use an HV pump why not just use a M155HV ??

I dont have a 55S1 to compare it to but the 55S2 puts it a lot lower than your picture. Also just about every SBC pickup I have seen in a stock engine sits at an angle instead of flat. Picture below is the 55S2

[tuffxf]

G,day Bill,
Thanks for the reply!
Yes may have to use the m155hv pump, he already has the m55hv so i thought i'd see if i can locate a pick up that would work with what he had.
Cheers