I decided to run with the deer damage, I may need a bumper soon but thats ok. I seem to have an oil leak now though, might be related.
house work. sheesh. this place is weird, its a house on stilts, like what you see on the coasts. when we got it and decided to work on the house instead of bulldozing it into a nice pile and setting it on fire, I actually talked to some foundation guys about lowering it. in the end we decided to keep the garage space under the place, I will put two garage doors back in. we got the siding and new windows (north and east sides only) done and my wife is inside mudding like a razorback, almost ready for appliances.
I got the front end welded up solid, bolts in the motor mounts, brake lines teed, and the borgeson steering parts are on site. here is the one picture I took of all of that. sorry.
incidentally, the guys who say you have to chop the front end to pieces for an s10 swap arent speaking from experience. that is all the trimming needed.