[man_knee]

The mounts are IN!!! Didn't get to dig back in until today and after about 6 hours and a lot of expletives, the mounts are in and everything is pretty much buttoned up. I just have to do the sway bar, that last oil pan bolt, and the o2 sensor grommet tomorrow, then CLEAN. It's quite a mess out there. I wasn't able to get any pics in process, but I'll grab some from underneath tomorrow. There is a huge difference in where the engine sits. It's probably 1/2-3/4" higher.

I ended up doing a hybrid of Stan's write-up and Dwayne's getting the CM back in. I followed Stan by having one mount bolted up to the engine and one on the CM, but I was still having issues getting everything in. So I jumped to Dwayne's and removed the sway bar and disconnected the LCA from the lower shock mount. Went in lickity-split after that. After bolting everything else back up, the mounts were still lined up to the alignment holes so I breathed a hug sigh of relief. I used my jack and a piece of scrap wood to push the CM up to get in the support bolts, a few hits with a hammer and in they went. Overall, reassembly was pretty smooth.

Really appreciate the help from you guys on this one, it's the most ambitious job I've attempted thus far, and at this point I'm feeling pretty good about it. Can't wait to try them out, but alas, the snow has begun to fall. Next up is the steering rack. I would have done it now, but I'm going rebuilt and am trying to space out parts purchases. Popping the rack in and out this time was a good dress rehearsal. Pics tomorrow.