Did some work on Saturday! Swapped out the pan - everything fit like it should. I was baffled at the omission of a bolt on the engine. On the driver side, the new pan had a location for a bolt, but the block didn't have a hole for it. I think it was the 3rd bolt back from the front?? Anyway, everything else fit up just fine. Pickup tube went in fine. i kept the stock windage tray and it seems to fit fine.
After that, we actually got the engine inside the truck!!! Now, I'm not finished getting it buttoned up in the engine bay - I ran out of time to work on it. But, there is one motor mount bolt in place. I still have to get the other one in (driver side) and get the trans crossmember in (another story). But, the motor is sitting in the engine bay!!! Woohooo!
Now - I have a tubular crossmember for the transmission that I ordered from CJ Pony Parts. I tried to install it (quickly, mind you) late Saturday night. When I held it up, it appears that it is too wide for my frame.
Here is the part I ordered:
https://www.cjponyparts.com/tubular-...3-1972/p/CM13/
I really haven't tried too hard to figure out what I'm doing, but at first glance, I don't think it'll work. I'm going to try again in a couple of days to see if I can get a better understanding of what's going on. Does anyone know the measurement of the frame, from rail to rail? I'm going to get a measurement of mine and to see if it's correct.