Need help perfecting the budget build hemi swap

Sometimes people crack me up. I posted this in a discussion about the QA1 k member.

" As I said, it's a waste of time trying to post photos of what I'm talking about. Nor do I want to fight with anybody. All I know is once again the T bar retainer popped out. I already know that somebody is bound to say, " You should have measured." and they would be correct. Than again, you can measure all you like, and it would be a MOOT POINT. One you measure where you want it to be. What than ? build a jig to hold it, while you twist the exceedingly tight machine thread bolts in ? That'll move it a bit. Measure from where ? The trans cross member, provided nobody in the history of the car ever put a jack under the cross member, or put heat into it by welding in frame connectors, the measurement should work. ( I'm exaggerating here, it's not that bad)
I've already tried to lock the tires down, and push the frame back. Thought it work, it didn't. So now I have to support the car, unbolt the transmission, loosen the K member, and try to leverage it into place carefully with the tail shaft,( or engine crane, and push the car back.) That's with the engine in the car. Or I can pull the engine, and start over. I also noticed that the stock piece in a 1969 Barracuda is further back. With a gen III hemi, I had to drill two holes in the fire wall to bolt up the 2 top transmission bolts. The Qa1, with the same engine in a 75 duster, is just a matter of reaching down, and bolting them in, my hands fit. If all A body frame, and firewalls, are the same. ( I don't know) The one further back has more potential in the street handling department.
It's an okay design that needs a little more thought.
Now granted I messed this up all on my own, but it's too easy to mess up with the QA1 design. I'll use the cruddy photos to make my point. "


The reply was : "You are already in it deep. I would sand down that torsion bar, get the clip in and be done with it!" :wack:

My reply : Maybe another idea would be to perfect the piece. Take the time to get things sorted, and hopefully make them better. I've had a tendency to screw **** up lately. Rush things. I'm going to take that as a sign of being humbled. Why would I want to consciously mess **** up worse ? It's freaking cold as hell outside. That alone dictates, it's going to be a sluggish pace. I can take my time, and sort this out. Old man winter whooped my *** already, when the snow flakes fell, and the suspension was still in shambles. I guarantee I'll learn not to be hasty again, when I'm looking back on the time I had to readjust everything because I rushed. It's not like I have other things to do, like fishing. I'm not to interested in volunteering to sit over a hole, in a hut on the ice.