[ryans62c20]

The exhaust has got to go soon. crushed headers, welded together pipes, and some flexible metal tubing, all held up by some ugly green wire.

The previous owner made a rear transmission crossmember out of some 1/2 inch diamond plate, slashed some holes with an angle grinder for bolt holes. The tranmission mount is held on by one crooked bolt. Can anybody post pics of what their crossmember for this year's frame looks like (stock or fabricated)?

The transmission leaked when I got it. I dropped the pan and replaced the filter and pan gasket. This was a pain, since the pan doesn't have a drain plug. I loosened the bolts progressively toward one corner, so it would run out that way. I still got fluid all over the garage floor. Ok. So now no leak from the pan. Now I find out that it is also leaking pretty good from the trannyfluid filler tube oring. So I replace that. It is still leaking, probably from both the front AND rear seals.