Rapom's Rocket - just another Duster build thread

Wow can't believe I haven't posted to this thread since April! ABOUT TIME FOR AN UPDATE!!

1st I know everybody wants pics of the wheels and tires but they're still sitting in boxes in the corner of my shop. I know, how damned lame can I get? Long story short is my boss just bought brand new tire mounting and balancing machines but had to get them delivered, installed and calibrated which took a couple of weeks. Then he tore his shoulder up and had to get surgery done. Once he recovered from that he decided to burn ALL his vacation time. Now he's back and I'm hot on his tail to get my stuff done. He's promised to teach me so that I can do my own wheels so the wait has been well worth it. HOPEFULLY they will be done this weekend. Pics as soon as they roll off the balancer.

The 1st engine install went fairly well but the spreader bar / lift by the front shock mounts idea did not work only because the engine hoist legs interfered just enough with the drive train skate that I could not get it into position no matter how many different angles I tried. Scrap that idea, back to more conventional means. Got it down now where I can get that sucker in or out in about an hour all by myself. So a number of issues came to light as soon as the body was lowered into position:
The firewall flange was hard up against the bell housing along the passenger side foot well
The rear brake line, right at the back of the proportioning valve, was against a header tube
Just as 72bluNblu questioned, the hydraulic clutch slave cylinder rubbed the floor pan just enough to bind up it's movement
The bolt heads of the water pump pulley where rubbing on a couple of the fins on the radiator fan housing
The steering column shaft is approximately 3/4" to long
My driveshaft appears to be a smidge too long but I may be able to adjust this out with the 4 link
And the biggest headache of all the shift handle opening in the 4 speed hump conversion is exactly 1" off from center (front to rear). I just don't understand how that occurred. As I stated in my "how to" thread on this the AMD hump fit the floor perfectly and that is where I installed it.

It's getting late and I have to work tomorrow so I will pick this back up then. Stay tuned, lots more to come with many pictures.