And so it begins,,,,,, 5-speed Duster swap!
I had the torsion bars backed off, had the car as leveled as possible on the floor before I started cutting. Used the lower crossmember piece to hold the bolt holes all together when I started with the welding of the top piece. I wasn't worried about the car bending after that but the floor will still flex in areas not by the crossmember until its all tied back together.
The floor is then tied into the upper crossomember and then I had patched the 4-speed hump back to an automatic floor and modified from there. I bought a new automatic carpet kit and it isn't noticeable. There is a slightly bunched area on the passenger side right at the front edge but it's fine generally.
Yeah, the floor flexes A LOT.
I had the torsion bars backed off, had the car as leveled as possible on the floor before I started cutting. Used the lower crossmember piece to hold the bolt holes all together when I started with the welding of the top piece. I wasn't worried about the car bending after that but the floor will still flex in areas not by the crossmember until its all tied back together.
The floor is then tied into the upper crossomember and then I had patched the 4-speed hump back to an automatic floor and modified from there. I bought a new automatic carpet kit and it isn't noticeable. There is a slightly bunched area on the passenger side right at the front edge but it's fine generally.