Had to split this up because of all the pics...
With that completed, it was time to strip rust from the front frame rails and get the engine bay painted for engine/transmission installation. That took me a few days, but I got the black stuff black again, and was ready for install. I mated the transmission to the engine, and proceeded to slide the engine and transmission down into the car. The slid down into place and with just a little coaxing on the driver's side, it dropped right into place and the bolts slid right through the motor mounts.
Became:
We put the trans crossmember up under the trans and set it on the frame and the car has set like that since. I haven't really messed with the car since then. I haven't had time to touch the car for the last couple of months.
I'm one guy with a muscle disease (Muscular Dystrophy) and have problems getting time and energy to work on the car by myself. So it's taken a long time to get to this point.
I have gotten one more significant (to me) part of this project completed, and that's my gauge panel. The car had a single long-arm speedometer with idiot lights, and I'm replacing them with a custom gauge panel with 6 gauges. Most people just use the rallye-pack gauges, but I'm going further by doing my own custom cut aluminum panel and Autometer gauges with LEDs for turn signals, high-beam, and transmission gear indicator.
Gauge panel pics:
Let me see if this posts and I'll go back and pics.
Hopefully, this is the last edit:
I have my G-Force crossmember now. I also have what I hope to be all the small wiring, my split-loom, and connectors for my gauges too.
I need to install the tranny mount, install the new crossmember, driveshaft, do the wiring on the engine and gauges, install radiator, hook up the fans (dual electric) and finish out a few other odds and ends and I think it'll be ready to drive before TOO long.
Oh and I need tires for the IROC wheels I'll be using temporarily. Need some 245/50-16's for these wheels.
I want some 17" Torque Thrust II's for the car, but don't have the money right now.