Well, the oil pan "leans heavily" on the crossmember I have the crossmember out now. It should be as simple as trimming the stamped seam and welding a small brace across the affected area. Not too bad.

I think the post-91 body style is longer wheel base, so things just don't line up well for the 91 and earlier body style. You're lucky as your motor came from a 91 or earlier donor.

For the 4JG2's, to avoid the challenges I'm facing, the solution would be to use a 92 or later body.

In hind sight, that's what I'd have done, but then I'd be missing out on my hornets nest of challenges

For the speedo, I need to look at a newer one and see if there's a way to use a newer one in mine. I'm inept when it comes to making interior stuff look good, so if it isn't bolt in, I will end up paying someone to make a decent mounting shell.

I'm pretty sure the short term answer will be a GPS.

There is the nagging question for me: How hard would it be to source the bellhousing, flywheel and related clutch pieces to mate my old 5 speed to the AT I have? I don't think I want to really do that, but the question keeps rattling around in my head...

Paul