Got a little time today to work on the truck again.
I fixed the crack I put in the oil pan. It's driving me nuts how poorly the cast aluminum from this SHO welds up like. This was sand blasted, then wire brushed and alcohol cleaned, then buffed. I just cannot get it to weld clean. It's strong enough, but not pretty. Thankfully the outside welded better than the inside. This is also after a final sand blasting. I also took this time to weld on a 10an bung for the turbo drain.
For anyone interested, these are the part numbers for ARP flywheel and pressure plate bolts for the sho MTX. The flywheel bolts are cozzy, and the pressure plate are LS timing cover, but they work great for this application. They're cheap and you end up with a couple of extra bolts.
The clutch and flywheel are on. The parts for these are:
MTX sho flywheel
MTX sho starter (Ranger should also work)
MTX sho pressure plate
Chevy Lumina z34 clutch disk
Ranger pilot bearing
At this point I would put the motor back in the truck for the final time and start wiring it up, but I'm waiting for HD valve springs to come in. No sense pulling cams with the motor in the truck. I might put it in to finish the fab work. Undecided.