I ordered my wheels and tires!!! I didn't go with the american racing hopster wheels, I went with Centerline Meteors with Kumho ECSTA MX tires. Total cost was $1770 shipped (ouch), they are due to arrive in 4 to 6 weeks. The wheels will be 17 x 8 in the front and 17 x 9.5 in the rear, running 245/45/17 front and 275/40/17 rear.

I torqued down the whole rear suspension and the front axle nuts. I cleaned up the starter plate some more, and have decided that it's clean enough to put on the engine. I looked at where I need to position the fuel filter bracket (if I decide to run it), and it needs to be notched out to fit around one of the 3/4" frame members.

I removed the oil filter relocator as I discovered I don't need to use when using 4 into 4 headers.