63 Dodge Dart, now let me see;)

agreed, cut it straight first and see what's under there. if doesn't ' need' to be cut out why do it. that bit can still be bolted down though. on my 68 i found the tunnel wasn't spot welded to the crossmember on the section to be cut out. almost like ma mopar knew we'd be cutting it out for a 4 speed, lol.
neil.