[Goldengophersax56]

During the mock-up process, I did some work with the various styles of engine mounts that Chevy used. The large truck ones had the motor up so high that I would have had to cut a tunnel in the cab. I messed around with some parts that my uncle had and eventually made some hybrid ones. I used the car style mounts, and welded the metal cups that would typically be mounted to the cross member to the diagonal plates that the pickups used. It lowered the motor just enough so the tranny would fit under the cab. (Initially I was going to use a TH350 until recently when I found a 700R4 for a good price.) Also, my brother and I couldn't have gotten any luckier on my junk yard visit.