This is good to know, next weekend I am pulling the motor from the car. I am thinking of cutting the whole cross member for the engine and cut the one for the transmission to see if I am able to use those at all.
This 455 is pretty compact compared to some of the other 455 or 454 or 460. The distributor in the front is pretty nice compared to the other GM motors which has it in the back.
For right now I am going to run with the stock frame and hope that gets me by for right now. I am hoping there isn't going to be any twisting, again just want to use it as a towing truck around town.
Squire, for the 51 Pannel did you have to move the steering box at all or did it fit around the box?