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I havent figured out the miller 150 wire feed yet. I know on an arc welder my welds always look the same, but with the mig the welds change about like the weather in Oregon.

got my frame mounts plasma cut out. I need to clean them up and cut some other peices to complete the mounts, then need to weld the together. I also ordered a pair of old style 3'' donut type motor mounts from speedway. Those should be in tues or Wednesday. where the motor sits now.

the oil pan is 8'' off the ground at it lowest point. the bottom of my motor mounts are about 3.5'' above the top of the frame. as far as where the trans is going to sit... I looked at the 4l60e which I wont use unless I find a cheap computer set up. it is 30'' long. the tail shaft is going to sit just under the floor and the top of the bell housing is going to sit level with the bottom of the dash. there is only going to be about 5-6'' of space on each side of the trans. bell housing at the fire wall.

WHERE AM I GOING TO FIT 2 PEDALS, A STEERING COLUMN, AND MY 2 SIZE 12 SHOES???

I am now about to enter the point of cutting the firewall and floor to fit the trans. and drive line. the floor is a aluminum sheet that has been glassed in there, but is coming apart on the drivers side. I found a glass body maker and he said that he would like to take the floor out and put in a all fiberglass floor for $200. I think sense now that I know there is going to be full tunnel for trans and drive line that price is going to go up a lot. I would like to be able to work with it my self and I dont wont to work with fiberglass, but I can work with metal, so I might keep the floor and try and glass it in again. I need to find some good info on working with fiber glass sense I have never touched it before and figure out how to get it done. what is the best way to cut fiber glass? I need to cut the firewall out a little.