Thanks guys...Just trying to do the same thing with this car as I did with the Challenger.(Every part needs to look the best that I can make it look before being installed back on the car.)
I jumped the gun a little on sending the K-member out for powder coat. There was some pitting that I didn't know was there which the powder didn't cover. The bottom also was dented up. I couldn't leave it that way so it's back at the powder coaters. I decided to make a skid plate to cover the dents on the bottom. I could have purchased one for about $75 but that seemed steep for just a skid plate. I made one out of cardboard first to see what it would look like.
I wasn't sure how to do the curved section. I could have cut slits in the end, bent them all down 90 degrees, and had it welded but I didn't think that would work the best. I ended up just cutting a thin strip of metal and bent it in a curve. The powder coater will weld it on to the skid plate for me. I think it will look good.
I also bought a torque strap so I don't blow out the PS engine mount. The bracket for the strap is supposed to bolt onto the pinch weld lip of the K-member. The lip on this K isn't wide enough though. There isn't enough meat there to get a hole drilled. I thought about adding a tab to extend the lip but decided against it. I'll just have the bracket welded to the K instead. The instructions even say that in high HP applications to weld the bracket instead of bolt it.
