I agree with U-turn Looks great and I'm looking forward to more updates.

Cutting out rust:

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Ordered new sheetmetal, steering box and other misc parts. FedEx and UPS drivers are going to know my house by heart for the next few months.

Cool build... keep at it. :thumbsup:

Nice work so far,that subframe looks better than new:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Thanks for the support!

Mocked up the motor to see if I had clearance issues with the oil pan and crossmember. The motor mounts and plates that came with the car were not for a LS swap. Luckily Philip, CENCALC6, had a set of energy suspension mounts and LS plates he hooked me up with. The motor fits like a charm with the correct setup.

I bolted the trans up to see where the tailshaft mount lined up, and I'm going to use the BMR trans crossmember. A factory cross member was used previously and it caused the tailshaft to point upwards. I read the 4L60E pan should be at zero degrees when installed.

Pics:

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Front coils and new steering components installed

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I'd say this is overkill to patch the factory shifter hole....LOL!

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BMR Trans Crossmember showed up. Its a really nice piece, for the money, with tons of adjustability.

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Body work is coming along and hopefully the car will be in primer this week.

This is turning out really nice!!

Thanks Greg! Not the caliber of your cars (envious), but I want to make sure the car is mechanically sound and fun to drive.