it takes alot of personal growth to look back on it and say man that was some fun shit. Of course there is bullshit too but thats with any job. Ive got so many stories of random dumb shit we did that i couldnt possibly put it into words.
once you hit the fleet it will be some of hte best times of your life. enjoy the hell out of it. It took me a long time to be able to look back and say how much fun it was.
my engine is the 5.7 vortec. I dont even have that bracket on it. of course its on the other side too. Id shave it down til it fit. the reason its there is to keep it from torquing when you hard shift and things like that.