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So I've been dragging feet on this, but I made some more headway. I pulled the 3800. It's likely the last time this car will every be powered by a V6......probably. I installed my new clutch and pressure plate, bolted the trans to the LS4 and wheeled it back under the car. The final pic is with the engine sitting nearly in it's final position. A couple things I observed for the fitment: It IS tight. I knew I would need to clearance the alternator pulley, but it looks like I'll probably be cutting a recess out of the strut tower to accomodate it. The rest of the belt drive and pulleys will be millimeters away from the frame and strut tower. I was going to keep the PCM in the stock location, as the fancy blow-molded case is the same for LS PCMs, but theres not enough room between it and the belt drive, so I'm going to tuck it farther into the fender hopefully. Also, the oil filter hits the cradle, so instead of notching the cradle, I'll just remote mount the oil filter. Lastly, I need to make a front engine mount in addition to the rear engine mount, as both are too far away from their respective positions to be useful. Anyway, it's closer than I though for lining up. With the engine sitting in the engine bay, the front passenger cradle bolt was able to be inserted, but the rest are off by about 1/2 inch, which means the assembly is twisted clockwise a small amount due to the alternator interfernce. All in all, I'm pleased with how well it's fitting anyway.