As promised here is a picture of the safety loop and the new crossmember welded in. The paint is a bit sloppy but I am running low on enthusiasm and I need to just hang in there and keep working on this. Right now I feel like this is step 946 out of 20,000 steps to a finished car. Anyway the weld seems good and the loop has a nice "ring" to it when tapped and C9 assures me the extra crossmember will stiffen the frame. It is about right where the rear of the passenger seat will be so that helps the fiberglass floor handle the weight of the seat and I can hang mufflers or pipe from the crossmember as well. I also changed over to the Adel clamps for the parking brake cable supports. The sagging cable from the left rear will be supported with another Adel clamp attached to the underside of the floor when the body is mounted. I didn't dress the weld, just sprayed black over it after mild sanding and I do not plan to make a show car of this, but now of course I might be eligible to run 1/8 or 1/4 mile tests, although all I am interested in is the 0-60 mph time. Thanks to Tech1, Bob and C9 for a lot of help.
Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder
