Time for a good news update. Been spending an hour a day before work, chipping away at my install, spent two hours today and, the 42rh Is In !
Finished with welding and grinding yesterday, today threw a little black paint on the hoop area just to cover the bare metal.
Got the trans jacked up, bolted to the engine, and the crossmember is in for the last time (I hope). Also had just enough time to test fit the driveshaft, and looks like I measured right, cause it fits perfectly. got a little time tomorrow, and the whole weekend to get everything hooked up and ready to test.