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Well gentlemen, I decided to change directions. I found an 87 S10 right around the corner from my house with a cab (scrap metal $), broken engine (scrap metal $), brake booster, steering box, steering column, and all pedals (with clutch, which is what I want), for $360.

After calculating the difference in 1) Risk, 2) Time, 3) Money, I realized the best route. 1) The risk on installing the 78 Camaro clip was too high, especially as my first. 2) The time on the S10 would be less since, on the 78 Camaro clip install, I had to do a lot more fabrications, research, and line up my schedule with a friend who is a fabricator. 3) The money spent would be about the same, but if I calculate my time, I'm saving a ton by going with the S10.

All in all, the S10 motor and some other scraps brought $116, the pedals, steering box, column, and master cylinder all work great and are set aside for later use. I have a few more things to remove before hopefully beginning the paint process later this week.

Nonetheless, thank y'all for all of your time helping me with that Camaro front clip! I greatly appreciate it and learned a lot. But don't worry, there will be plenty of future questions / input to come...