Sounds good, I just looked things over more tonight and it looks like the trans will come out really easily. I don't have a trans. jack, but I think...
That is for the motor control tether aka "Stay Cable". I don't think it was used on anything but the military versions. It was to control movement of...
That's a nice looking start Ductape! I cant think of a better project for someone who likes to work on cars. You have many options for your project....