Spent a good portion of the day making a batch of
Dummy Filler Necks. I was able to spend a few hours this afternoon/evening working on designing an adapter bracket for attaching the NV4500 to the stock transmission crossmember. I printed out some paper templates so I can trace the patterns onto steel.
Installing an NV4500 where an SM465 would have been originally has ended up pushing the engine forward by almost exactly 2". This is with the transfer case in the stock location.
SM465 Body Length = 12"
NP205 Adapter Length = 6.75"
Total = 18.75"
NV4500 + Tail Housing Length = 20.75"
20.75" - 18.75" = 2.0"