Mystery cut in floor

[SoCal440GTX]

When I pulled the carpet out of my 68 GTX I found this odd cut someone had patched over. I have been scratching my head trying to figure out why it's there. I plan to beat it down and weld it up. Or should I see how close it is to where an overdrive clearance would need to go?
Any ideas?
Thanks.

 

[SgtLee511]

Looks Like your car had a C section.

 

[Photon440]

Does it look like it was cut from the top, or from something thrashing around inside the driveshaft tunnel?

 

[Ranger16]

That looks like way too smooth and precise a cut to be done from thrashing around inside the driveshaft tunnel.

 

[69 GTX]

cut for access to something on tranny?

 

[kiwigtx]

cut for access to something on tranny?

I do pray that Richard Cranium does not see this post.

 

[BobJ]

When I pulled the carpet out of my 68 GTX I found this odd cut someone had patched over. I have been scratching my head trying to figure out why it's there. I plan to beat it down and weld it up. Or should I see how close it is to where an overdrive clearance would need to go?
Any ideas?
Thanks.


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When I broke the rear output shaft of a 727 in my 66 when my front U joint let go it looked like that. The drive shaft was still hooked up to the 8 3/4 so it made a clean cut then hit the ground and sent the rear of the car a few feet in the air.

 

[1969 Hemi RTs]

what does it look like under the car?

 

[SoCal440GTX]

what does it look like under the car?

I'm headed there Saturday. I'll let you know. Thanks all for the comments.

 

[Richard Cranium]

cut for access to something on tranny?

Personally, I wouldn't want to access anything on a tranny.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I do pray that Richard Cranium does not see this post.

Too late.

 

[kiwigtx]

Too late.

 

[SoCal440GTX]

Personally, I wouldn't want to access anything on a tranny.

Damn, I just spit out my drink laughing at this. Now I have to clean my screen & keyboard.

 

[SoCal440GTX]

Well it seems the gash lines directly up with the inertia ring on the drive shaft. It also appears there is a line of grease that may have come out of the u-joint.

BobJ may have nailed it.

 

[kiwigtx]

When I broke the rear output shaft of a 727 in my 66 when my front U joint let go it looked like that. The drive shaft was still hooked up to the 8 3/4 so it made a clean cut then hit the ground and sent the rear of the car a few feet in the air.

Sounds like the answer....very fortunate that the car did not 'pole-vault' completely when the shaft let loose.

 

[AR67GTX]

I'll bet the driver could use a clean pair of underwear after that u-joint let loose and beat the crap out of the tunnel.

 

[BobJ]

Sounds like the answer....very fortunate that the car did not 'pole-vault' completely when the shaft let loose.

Yep at least a few feet in the air and about 6 feet sideways. I was kind of busy so I don't know for sure how much. And for changing the underwear your to busy for that but a few @#%# come out. OK a lot of %#$@# come out.