I have to say the HDK sure made things easy to go in. I originally had the engine mounts set to have the engine all the way back. This proved to make things very tight on the firewall and also made the head contact my already shortened steering column shaft. I decided to pull the engine full forward and everything is happy now. Appears to be about the same place as the small block based on access to bell housing bolts from the top.
Not shown in these pictures are, both headers are in, just need to tighten all the bolts. The clutch/pressure plate, bellhousing and starter are now installed as well. Lots of small things to do. I'm traveling for work this week, so I guess all I can do is think about how much there is to do..
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