Worked on a P/S adapter plate today. It moves the box forward 1" and up 2" to match the new position of the crossmember. That way everything is in exactly the stock geometry. Since everything is moved up 2" it's going to require a pretty big notch for pitman and tie-rod clearance. I'm talking the notch is going to be half the height of the frame and about 10" long. I'm kinda nervous with how thin the frame will be in that section, but the R&P notches look like they take out the same amount. I plan to reinforce and box over that section. While I know it's going to be safe, it just doesn't look right. The frame is laid out to be cut, but I didn't have the nerve to take such a big cut... yet.
The only other thing that I'll have to work around is the drag link. It and the crank pulley are going to fight for the same real estate. I'm hoping there's going to be enough room in the trans tunnel to space the engine and trans up. We'll just have to see when we get to that point.
