looks really nice! did you fix the hole? or is it just covered up?

the race car way to fix the hole is to use that aluminum flashing tape and then paint over it, it works great for smaller holes (spoilers and other stuff like that)

 

Nope. The hole is still there. Painting around it did make it less obvious though. I need to find a buddy with some welding equipment to fix it. Also been thinking about putting a call into MO Dept of Natural Resources and seeing if these LS swapping chevy guys are actually classified as a type of beaver. Seems whenever they hear something running, it's in their nature to put a stop to it...

Just gotta bolt up the exhaust, starter, and trans wiring from underneath, and then all I've got is finishing plugging stuff in. A couple things that have made a difference are replacing all the old bolts (which I'll get to pictures of) with new shiny yellow zinc bolts, and having everything assembled outside the car. The new bolts have no grounding problems or chewed up thread issues. It has been a smooth process installing the hoses and harnesses, as well as bolting all the long block stuff on. Plus it looks a whole lot better. I assembled the long block outside the car (pics to come), had the wiring harness and all that in place for installation, rather than do it after I bolted the block in the car. A lot less bending over, and a lot more time spent on wire and hose routing and fitment. Went together much smoother.