I was going to try that. Oh well:cheers:

There are a ton of body mods on this car, not too much will be left undone. Wait till you see the front and rear fenders.....

Ok, I'll wonder out loud - how you gonna get the shifter rod to the transaxle ? Those support hoops are tight down onto the torque tube. Master Shift actuator, notch the hoop or some other trick up your sleeve.

Looks great and love the idea of the billet floor panels !

The plan is to locate the crossmembers as you see and then go to a shift cable. The steel rod that comes out of the trans moves around a lot and if I use a 1/2 or 3/4" cable I can accomplish the same thing. But we will run a long piece of tubing forward to the shifter ( We have to locate the notch in each one since it changes rotational position as it goes forward ). The trans does not know if it is being shifted by a long rod or a stout cable, as long as it will roll and move back and forth. We are doing alot of cars with the cable after fighting the bent rod that swings wildly in a trans tunnel and has to have a bigger trans tunnel.

The crossmembers will come out of the car a few more times to get everything like we want. As we work on the shifter we will also be fitting the air jacks.... OH did I say that out loud?

Incredible craftsmanship.

Cable shift
 

Great idea ! (one that I will certainly steal for my build ! )

I'll be watching.

If I ever run into loads of cash I know where I'll be sending my car:thumbsup:

Keep it American and still go exotic..a Falconer V-12. :cool:

The floor is looking really good. We have been fine tuning the suspension Geometry in the Optimum G with Bobby Alley. We located the Front bar and have begun to design the Lower control arm pick Up points in Solidworks. We are going to have to modify the Trans axle mount on the Rear diff to clear the Lower control arms with the instant center angle the lower control arm create.

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Looking good Rodger! It should handle like a dream with the better wieght distribution and IRS. Keep the updates coming please.