Thanks guys! I did strip the paint on it with the wire wheel just along the seam where I am welding. I learned my lesson the first day with all the popping and spitting!
Right now I have a few things I need:
Oil pan for LS1 swap (I have an LS1 pan, but it isn't clearanced yet)
LS1 F-body T56 bellhousing
T56 master cylinder and reservoir
T56 shifter
Dash pad
Door panels
All interior panels
Headliner
Bumpers
Windshield wiper motor, plus arms and everything else.
Exhaust system
Headers
Plugs/wires/coil packs
Stereo system
And tons of other nickel and dime parts that I am forgetting about that will bite me in the ass later!
And I found out today that he is coming home a month early, and possibly even two months early in May! Great news, but now I am in a REAL crunch!