Chip, I would have thought you just aim for as far back as you can........

I know in these situations you have to comprimise as going as far back as you can could end up with a car like the nova

Whats you limiting factor? Is it you don't want excessive fab work on the bulkhead and tunnel?

Just thinking about basic law of moments and the situation it will cause problems, e.g. braking and cornering, I would say, albeit obviously, as long as the majority of the weight was behind the strut centre line that would be best and any further back a bonus.

I don't suppose anyone here has the position of the centre of gravity for the V8????