Time to clean and paint the cradle and transmission and clean the engine compartment. On the engine cradle we cut off the original engine mount flange to clear the dual exhaust system we will be installing. Note you can leave this on the cradle and work around it with the exhaust. Also we drill 2 holes in the cradle in the mounting area of the front transmission mount.
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In the engine compartment, we will remove the heater core coolant pipe that runs around the right side frame rail. We need to remove a small amount of metal at the bottom of the right side hinge box, we just saw odd about a half inch to add some extra clearance on the valve cover. You'll also need to remove the battery tray. At some point, to clear the water pump we will be cutting a small hole in the right side inner wheel well, we will remove a small, about 4" piece. Of sheet metal. We will be doing a trial fit of the engine assy. Into the car later and at that time we will determine exactly where to cut out this sheet metal piece.
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