FWIW on the engine height - my engine sits high in the front on a pair of elephant ears. If the K-frame isn't cut for the oil pump, it's necessary for the front to be higher than level.
Mine's up so high there's room to fit a finger in between the oil pump and the K-frame mounting bracket. Maybe that's a little bit too much I guess but it's the way it came to me. Planning to change engines, and if it stays B/RB I will use a TransDapt kit so it bolts to the K-frame (after cutting for the oil pump)
You can kind of see it here - the camera was level with the fender.
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