Laying the tube flat may not be as good as standing it up but its still better than no SFC, IMHO.
I'd just spend the 2 hours to remove the seats and carpeting to fit it standing up, weld it in good and then 2 hours putting the carpet and seats back in....
Retired, US ARMY 1973-1994
ASE mechanic, Electrical 1994-1997
Retired GTE/VERIZON/FRONTIER 1997-2015
Posting cheap tech help (CRAP) here since Nov 97, 1000's of posts, some may be good.
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