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Originally Posted by IROCdan330
I don't know yours or 86t/a's qualifications with regard to engineering...but I do what I've learned at school. Every piece of a unibody car is a structural piece, be it for absorbing impact or providing strength for the overall frame of the vehicle, as the body is the frame. The fact is, you are cutting a big hole in your car. Last time i checked, a solid piece of penny thin metal is a lot stronger than a piece with a hole in it, regardless of how thin it is...
I recently heard a good argument similar to the subject by one of our fellow members...
"...You can get the trans out of the car from the top a lot easier if you cut a hole in the floor..."
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Dan,
I'm not trying to discount what you are saying, but if you have suspension mods to improve torsional and beaming stiffness (SFC's, STB's, etc) wouldn't that offset the missing metal?