Thank you for the replies guys, at this point I might not even end up with it as I can't get in touch with the owner. It's on Craigs list and my track record is not very good on that site.
My thoughts were that for the price if it was'nt beat to death I could make it into a subframe mount, does that sound possiable.
My older brother was a welding insructor for General Dynamics when I was a kid and he tried to pass on a little knowledge. Not that I always listened to him lol, but I think I'm capable.