New main seal in, pan sealed, about ready to fire it up! Had a different guy weld up the oil pan. He found 5 holes in the original welds my buddy did. He fixed them, checked for leaks, and off I went. Well you can see what happened at the end of this post. Ugh. But that Reid bellhousing and JW flexplate came in handy!
Not long after I poured the oil in, a missed leak exposed itself. Now I have to tear everything back down again.