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I'll have to pull the engine and trans together or at a minimum unfasten the engine mounts and tilt the engine/trans down to get it out. The engine had to be raised to clear the crossmember and rack & pinion so it protrudes up into the cabin a little more than a normal V8 swap. If I left room to slide the trans back then the space for the throttle pedal would get smaller at the firewall and I'd start getting into the seat riser structure at the rear. I'm still not 100% sure the throttle pedal will not require that I rework the brake pedal yet so hopefully I left enough room. The packaging of all this custom stuff is tbe real challenge with the fab being a close second.