Remote oil filter mounted, plus the dipstick tube

The oil filter won't fit between the frame rail and the Ford V8, so I bought a remote oil filter kit from Trans-Dapt.  I chose to put in in the notch where the original battery would squeeze in.  It's well out of the way of everything else in the bay.

 Note the steering column joint at the top of the photo below.  And just next to that is the frame rail.  No room for a filter canister.

Nice fat hoses to go from this filter mount to the filter plate on the engine.

Down under the engine.

Love my zip ties.

While I was at it, I went after the dipstick tube.  I had some scrap metal, which fit a nearby threaded rod coming out of the exhaust manifold.  I cleaned off the tube and butted it up against the scrap piece.

Notice the slight twist I put in the bracket.  I don't want any excess tension on the tube or the bracket.

A few quick tack welds.

Complete welds.

 Ground smooth and primed.

Classic black.