Some progress has been made.
I cut out all the metal in the front end that wasn't needed. Before you guys go berzerk on me for cuttiing so much away, review the earlier pictures. I had a TRE oil cooler panel in it already and had to cut that out. So this is what's left.
In the last picture you can see that the v-tray is straight across, but that the cross-member to which it will be welded is not. Uh-huh.
It's kinda scary how much is cut away. A normal car wouldn't have this issue.