thanks guys for the comments!! im glad i did it because i couldn't put a brand new shiny engine into a dirty greasy rusty bay. lol
yea, thats it, its an easy place to mask off to, so whenever and whoever does the body work they can mask from that point on down...
ahhh geeeze!! no, really??? i forgot about that! haha, but it'll be fine, ill worry about that when I get to it...lol
now, off to building my brake lines! ill update this thread periodically when i get new stuff done :)