How necessary is the center upper crossmember w/ subframes?

My car had the tunneled massaged so a 4l80e fit in it. Fab guy used a piece of strap of some sort, don't remember the thickness under the floor. He triangulated from near the torsion bar mount back into the subframe connectors. Will post a picture of it next time I turn on the pc where all the pictures are....

Yeah i've seen people triangulate from the crossmember back to the subframe and i'm definitely gonna do that to mine. But with all that, i would if the hoop above the tranny(under the floor) unnecessary/overkill. isnt that oem hoop made of the same cheap flexy plate metal as the k-member?

Anyhow, look forward to seeing the pic.