Mike: This is a easy thing to do.First you have to strongback your motormount x-member so you don't louse your wheel or chassis alignment.Support the car on jack stands on the rear housing and the lower control arms up front,so you don't twist the chassis.Make sure it is level front to rear and side to side.Then you can cut a section out of the x-member that will clear your pan. Cut the center front to rear section that ties the two x-members together off at the motormount x-member,plate both sides with 3/8 material so you will have a thickness you can tap later for the removeable section of the x-member. Weld these cap plates in place.Make a tube 1 1/4" plus with plates on both ends,with two 3/8 holes in the plates on each end, to take the place of section you cut out, to go between the cap plates you installed.(Make sure it fits tight.) Install this at the lowest point between the cap plates transfer holes from tube x-member,drill and tap 3/8-24.Reinstall. Cap the center tie in section that ties the front and motormount x-members together.Then make a bracket from the tube section of the new motormount x-member to the cap on the center front to rear section that ties the front and motormount x-members together.Drill two 3/8 clerance holes and attach together.If you need a sketch.
tptd477@hotmail.com Ted P. CHASSIS MASTER RACE CARS COVINGTON ,LA. 504-666-1152