well, I got the body ready and cut out the neck pocket. it was a set neck with a bad neck, so I cut the neck off even with the heel, added a 1/4 inch x 5 inch strip of mahogany down the center of the front and back to thicken the body up, it was SUPER skinny, then routed out for the t-bird neck. Bolted it up today, didn't quite like the angle so I had to shim it up a little, but its bolted up, and the strings are tightened
we'll see if the neck straightens out :]