I trimmed up the original engine mount and made it deeper for clearance of the oil pan. I have plenty of room now.
Sadly I had to cut up the firewall. I knew I was going to have, but never really knew how much I would need to. I definitely cut more than expected. The good news is that I now have plenty of room for the engine and trans and still have room in the cab for the gas and brake pedals. I really want to make use of the original brake pedal and clutch.
I need to clean up the firewall and make sheet metal to infill what I cut out. This should be a fun process, I am definitely going to take my time with it because I want it all to look perfect and I want as much room as possible. I think I am going to plug up all of the factory holes as well and drill new holes as needed.
Before I do the sheet metal work, I am going to fab up a tranny mount and then I am going to make sure the transfer case (NP205) has plenty of room. THEN I can finally get some progress on the front suspension.
