Keisler 5-speed conversion on Early A-body: Install has begun

My next thing to do is to see if trimming the crossmember will help ease the tranny into place. If that goes well I think I am going to cut out a spare sheetmetal template for the floor tunnel hump. I know it's going to be covered by carpet but I want to make sure I don't have to replace the front piece of carpet because the floor hump was made too big. Once you bend a flat piece of sheetmetal, it's hard to get it straight again. This way I can practice bending/forming it to the floor, plus I'll get a chance to practice/improve my welding skills as well. I want the floor to appear to the casual observer that it came like this from the factory. I only want to do it once on the real deal, it's nice having a parts car to practice on for sure. :coffee2: