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A little more clean up has been done. I need to order another round of terminals to crimp one of the fan plugs, and some others for the right electrical buss (fuse box), as well as the PCM terminals. I also need to either modify the throttle and cruise cables or get different ones, as they are overall too long (not a big deal), but more importantly, the throttle end is too short to attach properly. Also also, I'm debating retaining the EVAP function. I know I don't have to, but it doesn't hurt to have and helps to avoid having transient gas fumes venting all the time. Thoughts?

This is actually after I've consolidated all the LS4 and Z34 wiring. There are no extra wires left in this picture. It really looks worse than it is. Theres really only a few main bundles to sort through, otherwise the rest are categorized based on component/ sensor, etc. with labels at the PCM end so I can keep track of everything. The foreground bundle is the original Z34 front end harness that has the battery cable, ground cable(s), fan wiring, and any accessories on the drivers side of the engine bay, so it'll be returned back to the bottom of the radiator support. I had to take it apart to rid it of the old 4T65 wiring and some other bits.

And it's in............. hopefully for the last time................for awhile... or at least until it runs. The cradle is bolted solidly to the car at this point, and the motor mounts are loosely attached (gotta get more bolts and nuts). Everything fits so far, so now its on to wiring and plumbing. I also did a little trimming on the PCM box to tuck it farther into the fenderwell. My goal was to keep it in the stock location, and I think it'll work.

A grinder and paint make the welder I ain't. I could have done better, but my cheap Hobart is clapped out and well, I'm not a fabricator. Also, I did some rattle bomb to touch up the transmission as well, in addition to some black paint on the underhood to clean up the strut tower. I'm going to be hopefully nestling the engine back in the engine bay for the last time this week so I can continue on plumbing and wiring. I did find that I can just crimp new fittings on AC lines as the hydraulic hose maker at the local parts store can do AC line crimps (basically same operation). I just need to get the appropriate fittings is all. But if I can procure some, then I I can keep the AC system native to the Monte (easier in the long term, in my opinion) and only have to be concerned with the suction/ discharge hose assembly being custom.