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I don't think there is any problem cutting the small cross piece that mounts the driveshaft hoop. As long as the replacement piece is strong enough to contain the flapping shaft, so be it. The driveshaft/trans were never designed to come out from the bottom, that's why it is solid and easier to build. I just pull the tunnel, it's easier. I found that the real problem in a clutch swap is not the transmission, it's the GD blowshield and all those bolts. I set up a pair of of long studs for the top trans mounting bolts and just slid it back, not pulling the throwout brg off the input shaft. I had modified the lower shield with a large removable plate to access the bolts. ZIP ZIP out and in, slide it forward and off you go. Underneith works too, if you have a lift.
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