[CHIZZLER]

Well today i was able to do a little more measuring. I used my 66 gmc hood and believe it or not there is bit more room. the 61 hood drops down in the middle and has a brace on the bottom right in the middle. The 66 hood kicks up like a cowl would and has the bracing off to the sides. Measuring the d-max from bottom of stock oil pan to top of the motor it comes in at 38". Now if i ditch the stock pan at 9" and run a ppe pan it will reduce that by 5" coming in at 33". So measuring not touching the bottom of the hood to the bottom of the frame i came up with 32 1/2". Also With the hood in place from the bottom of the frame arches to the new front crossmember it can't be more than 6" tall to the top where the new oil pan would sit. So now i think were dealing with about 3" short. 1" for the motor and about 2" for new crossmember thickness. Yah its that close.