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general floor view.......

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That's really looking good Eric!

Is that the drive shaft loop in the picture or reinforcement for the trans tunnel to mount to ?

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Looks good Moparx! As long as we're showing floors that is what I've been working on also. I know they are not exciting but they are necessary. First pic is the before shot.

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Looking good Arno! And is that a four speed I see in there?! 4 link rear!? Cool!

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Oh, I have my issues with rust, but all and all it's not to bad. Yes the subfloor is 1x1 tubing. It was started that way when I bought the car and I reworked it to fit what I was doing. I love your tunnel. Did you bend that up or have it done?


Arno

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that tunnel was quite the project ! i bent that up the "old school" way..... made a couple of "paper dolls" from poster board. it took a few trys till i was satisfied with the fit. then transfered the pattern to 16ga. sheet. with a BUNCH of clamps, i then formed it around a piece of 12 1/2" pipe. this took a little heat to get it to contour corectly, [as well as a couple of afternoons.....] then trimmed to fit. the driveshaft tunnel was formed cold around a piece of 4 1/2" pipe after clamping a piece of 1/2 x 3" angle to the sheet to keep the "legs" of the tunnel from becoming round. a couple x-tra hands from the neighborhood kids helped a ton ! i am using 16ga. for the floor and tunnel because it was available CHEAP, and it fits the budget.

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That's really looking good Eric!

Is that the drive shaft loop in the picture or reinforcement for the trans tunnel to mount to ?

Mark

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mark,the loop is the required 6" from the front joint and is 1/4 x2" strap. it also is used as a reinforcement as you are thinking about. that wasn't a real tough item to bend up[compared to the tunnel !]. at the mid point of the tunnel, above the trans mount, i made a 1 1/2 x 1/2"x 1/8 wall, 12 1/2" diameter tube joining the crossmember together where the removable mount section is. the tunnel will mount to this tube further reinforcing this area. the thought is to make the trans tunnel and driveshaft tunnel a structural part of the chassis.

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Oh, I have my issues with rust, but all and all it's not to bad. Yes the subfloor is 1x1 tubing. It was started that way when I bought the car and I reworked it to fit what I was doing. I love your tunnel. Did you bend that up or have it done?


Arno

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that tunnel was quite the project ! i bent that up the "old school" way..... made a couple of "paper dolls" from poster board. it took a few trys till i was satisfied with the fit. then transfered the pattern to 16ga. sheet. with a BUNCH of clamps, i then formed it around a piece of 12 1/2" pipe. this took a little heat to get it to contour corectly, [as well as a couple of afternoons.....] then trimmed to fit. the driveshaft tunnel was formed cold around a piece of 4 1/2" pipe after clamping a piece of 1/2 x 3" angle to the sheet to keep the "legs" of the tunnel from becoming round. a couple x-tra hands from the neighborhood kids helped a ton ! i am using 16ga. for the floor and tunnel because it was available CHEAP, and it fits the budget.

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Man, That came out great! I started to form my own and then a friend told me that he had a slip roller and could do it for me so I took the easy way out. I can see that was a bunch of work!
Arno