Has anyone successfully used the USCartool A500 Crossmember?

goldduster318 said

I'm kind of skeptical if that 1/4" bar is really enough, it would be better if it was a box structure like the original for sure. In bending "cross-car" (think passenger side to right side as arrows show) with stress from the suspension rising and falling, I doubt it has much strength. The floors have very little strength outside of the crossmember.
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Well, I'm kinda just winging it, based on what I've seen other people do. I've read every thread I can find on this swap, probably multiple times. I realize the channel shape of the original member is probably stronger, but fact is it has to come out to do this swap.
When I do my next test fit of the transmission, I'll see how much room I actually have above the tranny. I could add some metal to the edges basically making a channel out of it, but it would still have to be shorter than the original.