Gettin keen. A clutch pedal and 6 forward gears is the only way to build a pro touring monster.
Definately not puttin that dash or wiring mess back in. AAW classic update kit, LS1 conversion harness and dakota digital dash is the new plan.
Now that it's almost rolling, going down to the fabricator. New tunnel, connect the front clip to the tranny crossmember so it's one whole new chassis, plate behind the rear seat, but of a minitub/clearance, new boot floor with Aeromotive fuel cell dropped through the boot and a cage for it hanging down below the car.
Maybe a back half cage too, with removable harness bar.
Then get it back home, remove everything, sandblast and 2-pac with a good epoxy/rustproof base. And put it back together.
Going to buy a dakota digital dash as well. By the time i get a speed sensor box, new gauges for temp/oil pressure/everything. It's up around $1000. New dash is $895 with the optional temp outputs for engine oil temp, gearbox oil temp and diff oil temp.
See the diff cover, there's two grub screws right, they are usually for bracing the caps. But i don't need them as the big plate in between does a good job so i'm turning that into a diff cooler/hold more oil and running a cooler up under the boot next to the fuel cell. Will probably run a cooler for the T56 up there as well.