Have a look at what I did this weekend, I've cut some more out....have a look Options

[URY914]

I'll only post two shots.

I've cut the right rear fender and sail panel off and the inner fender panel out. The inner fender was rusted out pretty good so I went ahead and removed it. The top of my frame rail is gone. I can look into the rail through the opening. There in only minor surface rust inside.

[John]

Thiis is what is typically done and what I plan on doing.

I wish I had pictures of what we did (which is similar), but I'm out of town and can't post a pic.

Our tube angles out ward and forward instead of inward and forward. Ours starts just ahead of the suspension console hole (trailing arm mount hole) and extends forward through the lower firewall and terminates on the interior longitudinal (almost directly under our roll cage hoop close to the seat belt mount). This looks to be the direction that the suspension console would move under heavy cornering. (the pivot point being the outer trailing arm mount {3-bolts}).

Just my $0.02