Quote Originally Posted by IndyMerc View Post
i think its the k member?

instead of going with two half moon grooves for exhaust clearance I want to cut two holes right through with two thick aluminum tubes welded in for strength with plates on the top and bottom for added support. the sleeves need to match the sizing of the exhaust because i want the peice to act in part as a heatsink for the exhaust to assist in cooling.
it is, that's not as cut and dry as it looks, theres bracing added, and about as far into the k member as u can go. From what I can remember you'll be very hard pressed to get a enclosed hole thru it, also the steering rack is directly above those cuts. So close that I added head shields