The car is looking good.
One of the things that I would consider changing is the bolts. They hang down to low. Maybe weld a threaded sleeve into the subframe so all you have hanging down is the nut. You will gain considerable clearence which is going to be very important since I think you have this car pretty low to the ground.
I would just hate to see you snag a bolt on the ground and twist something.
As far as astetics go I personally like a tubular crossmember but that would require a tubing bender and plent more labor.
I almost forgot - maybe give Rodger a shout from Ironworks about the fuel cell.
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Originally Posted by 10Seconds
Well, not much has been happening on this the last few months, but finally, progress has been make.
Here is my new trans crossmember for the T56. The old one was just the factory one with the ends cut off and reworked a bit.
I am not 100% sure on the design, so I am open for comments, but I do think it will work. I will clean it up and change the bolts for final install. It leave me plenty of clearance for my 3.5 oval tube exhaust to run over it, rather than try and have some fancy bends in the crossmember to allow it to go under. So the benefit is actually better clearance and a straighter shot from the headers.
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