Transmission Tunnel fits terribly!

[tony]

I'm getting the transmission tunnel fit on the car. I read through all the posts, but could not find information on if I need to relieve the area above the driveshaft hoop. It's not allowing this to sit flat on the aluminum which in turn is not allowing the unit to fit tight against the fireawall. I have about 3/8" gap at the firewall. I also notice that the overlap between the side flanges of the fiberglass and the aluminum barely overlap for the anchors. Is this typical too? I also had to relieve a hole at the hydraulic clutch slave cylinder. It just seems like this piece does not fit very well....


*I also shoved the unit to the passenger side in lieu of hacking it down the middle for as much pedal room as I can get. Have others done this too?

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