Re: BlueBird
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Meh. They are dimensionally larger than typical, but thinner wall. Of no shock to you, I don't generally follow the well trodden paths 
One of my pet peeves is the way exhaust hangs down beneath most V8 cars. With an inline motor it is nice to be able to tuck the exhaust up tight to the trans, and with my IRS in the white car I could keep it closer to the driveshaft and up in the tunnel area. Silly vee motors have to run the exhaust below the floor pans, and long tube headers make it worse.... With these connectors, I should be able to keep the pipes above the lowest point of the car.
I am going to add spreader plates to the sides of the connectors and subframe channels to add more stiffness than simply bottom welding. The offset I added keeps the tubing in line with the rear subframe channel instead of running at an angle, to make adding the rear side plates easier.
Today's progress included notching for exhaust, lots of undercoat removal and cleaning, and some paint on the tops of the SFC's that will be inaccessible once they are installed.
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