The new pan, oil pump & pickup arrived along with a dip stick and gasket set. The new and old oil pump are the same, but I used all the new parts. the front sump pan fit and cleared the steering link then the engine was put back in place. With the engine back in place I tried the new transmission cross member and mount that did not fit, It was too high and put the transmission up against the floor pan.  Whether it is the cross member or mount that was wrong I used what I had and altered it to fit. I cut out tabs from some steel plate and fitted them to the top of the cross member to lower it and the transmission. Above the tabs are welded in place. below is the finish cross member before it is painted. Once the engine and transmission were bolted in place and all the bolts torqued I could go ahead with the headers that also turned into a problem. The passenger side went fairly well once I figured out how to hold it up in place while bolting it to the block. They cleared ...