Transmission Cover Plate

I took a break from the hood and fender work because the child laborers needed to disassemble the body panels were unavailable.  Instead, I finally got around to cutting a hole in the transmission cover plate and eliminating the giant hole in the cab's floorboard.  This was not rocket science, it had just been on the back burner...

This is how it has been since the transmission was installed:

Cover plate before cutting the hole:

 After cutting the hole and laying it back in place:

 Shifter test fit: