hey snake, really isnt THAT bad. I just had a few hiccups...my dumbass had the motor mounts on backwards at first, that was a TOTAL newbie mistake...i was thinking since there were 4 mounting provisions cast on one side of the block and 3 cast on the other side, naturally, i thought the motor mount with 3 holes went on the side with the 3 casted provisions and the 4 bolt hole mount went on the 4 hole side of the block....its awkward that its totally opposite.....LOL
but yea, the regular mini starter not clearing was kinda BS, but easy fix, i found a mini mini starter. I had to give a 100 bucks for it though from NAPA. LOL
only problem im facing now is the passenger side header is up against the torsion bar...a shim kit is on the way...but the engine needs to go lower...so maybe shim the driver side mount??