About 4-5 inches above the hole there is a stud that sticks through the firewall. That stud is bent to the passenger side. I know that this truck was totalled and that it was hit hard enough to push the cab into the bed but I'm truly amazed at how far that engine must have moved. I know that the frame is bent and one of the wheels was bent but I have a set of stock GMT400 aluminum wheels on it currently and it actually drives quite nice.