got a little better start, Kevko sent me a new pan ASAP, got here quicker than the last one, it still had an issue but the grinder and Sawzall took care of it, on the other pan the entire baffle was shifted to far to the rear, this baffle also had a one inch flange that I cut where the first one was a 3/4 inch flange, while this sucks the overall quality of the pan is pretty dang good, it seems to be made out of thicker metal than the cheapo one I have and the stamping at the rear seal actually is a stamping - off to install.
also a little progress on the rear - paint is done and its at least under the rear of the car - hoping today and tomorrow progress goes well