XV Motorsports core support brace questions

blue missile said
Two questions for all,
1.based on having installed the core reinforcement, and an Alterkation which does not use the upper shock mounts at all, is there any need to do the inner fender reinforcing?
2.Based on all of the above is there anything to be gained in the diagonal braces you see in some engine compartments?
Andrew

The XV level II suspension doesn't use the upper mounts, correct? Wouldn't the inner fender bracing give an upper support to the what the core support bracing is doing lower?

Wouldn't therefore using the engine compartment braces be like tie-ing both sides together?