Engine setback discussion

[bansheeoutlaw]

Hi,

I am working on a 70 SWB with a L83 swap. I have the engine sitting in the frame and it is sitting nicely. I am using a LT4 oil pan to clear the front cross member. Everything is fitting nicely, but I have the engine about 1.5" back from stock and the pan sits ~ 0.5" below the cross member. I plan on fabricating a skid plate for the pan so that is not a worry but I wanted to hear about the pro/con (yes I asked for it) on this install. Don't know how to attach pics to these posts, but there are a few in my members area.

Cheers!