I just pulled out my engine crossmember and took the 'ol cut-off wheel to it. I am going to hava a professional welder friend of mine fill it with some plate steel. GTA91, i used your pics as a rough guide, hehe. Does this look like a big enough notch or does it need to go further back towards the mount? Pics below

 

just glue some cardboard in there and you're golden. lol

 

Well, if your engine is out, bolt the k-member up to it and see if the A/C fits. That's what I did.

 

Be sure you took out plenty of material cause I didnt and have a nasty grinding noise. Check it a few times.

 

looks like it needs to go back a little further. I think mine goes almost all the way back to the edge of the engine mount.

 

they have pics of this notching onthe fbodymotorsports website. you could compare it to those pics...

 

My buddy tried the cardboard, damn welder kept burning through it


Super_kev, I agree, take a look below

Here is what the k-member looked like after welding


This is the clearance from the front of the engine, i hope when the engine weight is actually loading the mounts my clearances don't change too much.


This is a view from the top, with the ACSource.com hoseblock mounted. The socket head cap screw was thrown id there just for mockup, but i still don't think a hose nut will clear with the OEM hex head either. That block doesn't seem to seal well either, hmmm.


This is what i got so far, with the hawks headers bolted on one side to show clearances


That's all i can handle for now, it's like 95 in my garage and humid. Friggin Chicago weather