Yep, there is a good bit of metal that has to be hacked out. You can see in the pic where that guy had chopped it out. He is still holding the weapon. (IMG:
http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) My hardtop with SFCs feels pretty stiff to me, especially compared to my friend's '01 SS T-Top (No SFCs). Night and day. Cars have similar mileage.