OK I got some more things checked off the list last night after work finally.... I got started on my transfer case x-member finally... I made the ring to go around the back of the cases quite earlier in the build but have been undecided how I wanted to tie it into the frame.... well I figured out what I wanted to do with it and went to work on it.... got 1 side finished up so far but I need to
off the torsion bar mounts to make room for the other side... I think this will work out good and when all is finished up I will build a big plate belly pan for the whole undercarriage..... time for some pics!
got my longer bolts and got the case mount bolted to the rear case...
here is a shot of the 1 side of the tubing mounts I built for the cases
and you can see here it is pretty flat belly... hangs no more than an inch below frame at the lowest point (still no low profile drain plug in the rear case either)