Nice build....keep those pics coming

Trany cross member done.

Nice! Simple and easily removable.

very nice cross member fabrication ! i do have a question though. as you are using a poly mount [unless my old eyeballs are seeing something different], i noticed you are not using the "extra" top plat usually enclosed with such mounts. at least the ones i have seen [and the two i have in hand] have this plate that is supposed to be installed between the mount and transmission tail shaft. mine seem to have a slight gap between the poly section and the actual area where the bolts install. is my mount defective, or do i not need the plate ? i have wondered this for years. perhaps you [or others] can shed some insight on this, as i know GM mounts are used in many applications other than those they were designed for.

Assumed it was a shim and not needed. Its an interlocking design and cant come out anyway. Its laying on the bench and I actually pondered putting it in. Didn't seem needed and instructions didn't say squat about it.

thanks ! looks like the plate[s] gets tossed.

The plate keeps the aluminum from eating the poly IIRC.

could you please explain ? as i'm still in the build stage, i have a cheapo $4 imported mount in place to hold the tail shaft to the crossmember. i suppose the next question would be, does the poly mount have a "shelf life" to when it starts to degrade from age ? sorry for the jack.

Nice work

Bolted the seat frame in to get measurments for final floor pan modifications to fit Gearvendor unit behind the Reid 400. Also had to cut out kidney bar, needs redone to clearance seat back.

What a cool build you are doing.Can I Ask What THE manual steering rack fits? I just bought a 75 dart sport that has a mustang II frontend installed. I don't like how they installed it in my car, so I am going to have to redo it.i like the looks of your steering rack better and would like to use it

I have Bob's Profab front suspension kit. The rack he uses is a shortened FlamingRiver unit

Last of the floor pan mods. Now there is room for the Gearvendors OD behind the Reid

Last one, was nice having time this weekend to make sparks on it.

Adjustable headrest bases & reworked kidney bar to fit around bench seat.

Fabed up adjustable shifter mount for bench seat

There's a lot of creative and well executed fabrication going on here. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Love the car, love the build, but I just can't understand the thinking behind going with a bench seat

Just to be different really, I really liked the look of Jody's 72 gold duster he did with the same kind of bench seat with the fold down armrest. It will all be very cool when its done. I can always fab up some brackets an throw a set of race buckets in if I decide to later, but I wanted the cage to fit around this particular style seat.

Looking good Dave