JL,
I may do that. Originally when I was dreaming this sucker up, I envisioned having the midplate be the firewall but the transmission really takes up a ton of the drivers area. Along with weighing the rear, moving it back would also help the header issue.
Questions for yall:
-Having read post here where folks have informed others to make the drivers area roomy, I made my shoulder rail 22" inside to inside wide. As it stands, I don't have to contort my shoulders (w/ heavy coat) at all to fit between. My concern is with the roll cage being too wide at the base. Any thoughts?
-Plane of crankshaft is parallel with the frame rails and the trans pan (Overdrive GM auto) is now angled as originally it was designed to be in a car where the powertrain was angled back. Is this an issue?
Thanks,
Dan