Dont have a picture of it but I ended up re using the stock 2wd trans crossmember. Added a plate to the top of it and drilled a few holes and bolted it all into place. Engine and trans are finally supported on their own in the chassis.
Started to sort through some wiring, decided I'd rather have my electrical guru buddy come help me with that, so I went ahead and got the front clip mounted back up so I'd have a place to sit the batteries and all
Heres a together pic with my little 2 year old in front. Shes gonna be my future helper, shes always laying on me while I'm on the creeper under the truck
and a side shot which gives sort of the whole feel of where this thing is going.
hoping to at least get the electrical 'hot' tonight, then to get the NP205 on and fluids filled up and fire her off. Didn't quite meet my goal of running by the weekend, but enough progress that I am happy with where I am at.