Summary of the work so far:
All the weatherstrip is in, so doors are done, they shut properly, new flextracks in every door, quarter windows have been rebuilt, woodworking vinyl re-applied to the door tops on the inside and polished all the stainless trim.
Also finished the pedals, pretty hard to see with all the dynamat in black and silver behind it. I am very happy with the placement, quickly threw in the driver chair to check and placement of the electronic gas pedal is spot on.
Also cleaned and painted the battery tray and put that back in together with a new optima battery.
First thought of changing the diagonal placement of the battery to a straighter placement but this fits like stock and there’s is enough to do already so decided to keep it as it was designed.
Underside:
Fabricated a transmission mount, the transmission is about 8 inches longer than the old one, so I was happy to see that the original crossmember can actually be mounted in 2 positions.
By using the most rear bolt holes in the frame and notching the crossmember it is exactly under the transfer case adapter.
Also it allows the transmission oil pan to be accessed which is a bonus.
Had to fabricate an adapter to attach the transmission rubber mount to as well.
Forgot to take pictures during the process of all this but here is how it looks:
Measured all the driveline angles, yokes and lengths and ordered driveshafts at a local driveshaft shop.
Should be a couple of weeks to get them. Once they are installed I can start on routing an exhaust!
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