I was going to jump straight to where I am right now, but I decided to share the unveiling of these gems. First, this is how my engine and transmission showed up. Not sure if I mentioned it, I went ahead and saved up for the LS3/480HP and the recently released GMPP 6L80E.
The engine showed up before the transmission; you can see the engine sitting in the background on a metal engine stand I built.
Here is the LS3 in all her glory, with the Corvette water pump and harmonic balancer... they are soon removed to make room for a different accessory drive system.
