1967 Barracuda Notch

How was that brace aligned before you cut the old inner rocker out? Could it be that your substructure is so weak that when you cut it away it "sprung" to an unloaded position where it was happier? Body tweaked from ditch runnin'? I'm thinking that there are some serious body alignment issues for that much gap between the mount and the inner rocker.
I admire your fortitude to wanting to tackle that beast! L8r