[rldunn7]

I have at one time or another done about every r&r you can do on my Unique. Installed the rear emergency brakes with the body on. I do not know that I would want an access through the cockpit since you can get to everything pretty easily from underneath....and I do NOT have a lift. Just four good old jack stands and a BO floor jack. I have a toploader in my car and I truly believe you can reach everything on it also. The catch maybe lining up the tranny and not knocking out the pilot bearing on the reinstall.

Now I am not going to tell you that working on the brakes in the rear doesn't get a little frustrating turning those bolts about 1/16 of a turn with your arms over your head....(boy was I sore) but it is possible. I have also done a r&r on the rear rotors and brakes on both sides to work on the rearend.

PS..I have seen an access panel cut into the transmission tunnel by Alan or Maurice. I think that they did it at the request of the buyer to have access to the shift linkage (you know those spring clips on the linkage are like a bullet in a box when you are on your back and it decides to go a flying)....

Good luck and remember a lot of water is sprayed into that area, so your access panel will need to fit fairly snug to retain the water resistance..(no cobra is waterproof ..just water resistant.)