this afternoon, i trimmed out what was left of the front rails and trans cross member. from there i rolled the donor front clip over and with a little prying i stretched it into place. all that was left to do, was to clamp it secure for now until i can get the sheet metal mounted to check the fit. once i am satisfied with that i will weld it .[/QUOTE
Yeah, that is exactly what I did. Left the doors in place, screwed and clamped it together and hung the fenders to check the fit. Welded the new front floors in. And yeah, I did keep the front upper rad cross piece with the number stamp. I'm strictly an amateur though.