Well I got a few more new parts to be playing with but no wheres to get them on yet. Got a CHAMPION CROSS FLOW type radiator and an MESIERE electric water pump to play with the engine placement, found out where it needs to be. I want to do a custom radiator support that will include mounts for new inner panels Ill be making too. Something that looks like this:
The radiator is a little wider than the original support sheetmetal so I think Im going to remove all the original steel stuff and replace it with aluminum anyway. It is lower than the support top and thats what I was looking for in order to put a surround over the top of it and blend it into the inner panels.
So heres the latest pics