The update here is a bit two sided. On the positive, the engine was pulled from the van and out of the truck, so just waiting on a few parts to put her all back together.
Should be done in a few days along with new shocks and a few other little things.
Unfortunately, Saturday night I was attempting to separate some frozen hamburgers for dinner...which I did with a knife knowing it was a stupid idea. 5 hours in the ER and surgery yesterday on the nerves and flexor tendon in my thumb, I'm left unable to bend my thumb and stuck in a splint for 6 weeks. This means that driving a stick shift with no power steering is out of the question.
Gonna be real hard to not wanna drive this thing...