Slid under the VX today and assessed the situation a little. I have decided that I am going to trim about 1" of the front of my oil pan sump area and will also trim off an angled swatch from the passenger side front corner of the pan... the 1" from across the front is to add just a touch of extra clearance for the axle tube, and the little angled swatch will be to help clearn the third member a little better. I just don't want to torque that motor over too much and bang up against any other part of the drivetran.

I found out today that my adaptor plate for the tranny-transfer case was shipped today out of Utah... look to expect it in 2-3 days... and so next weekend... its ON! I'm gonna tear the tranny apart and get the new output shaft in place and will hopefully mate the tranny and transfer case up. Then I can get a closer look at how the output may or may not clear the tranny oil pan. Stay tuned!

TTYL!

Coach!