ok just came back in. i was too excited to call it quits after getting the bottom mount in. so i decided to go back out and figure out what to do with the issue of the rear studs on my FWD car, that are too short for the AWD sub-frame.
in the first picture, you'll see the two studs coming out of the frame. one stud is X'ed out because it will no longer be used. it's only for the FWD rear end. it could stay there as it doesn't bother anything, but i will cut it off because i do not want ANY trace that my car was ever FWD
anyway the green stud is what we'll be paying attention to, ON to the next pic!
the second pic is showing us how i accessed the stud with the green arrow, i cut a "U" shape with a cutting wheel, and bent back the metal to make a door.
the third pic is giving us a better view at the top of the stud and how its held in to the frame. the stud is still covered by a square metal "hat"
the last pic is showing us the difference between the FWD stud and AWD stud
. i still need to enlarge the hole in my frame a bit so the AWD stud can fit though.