Screws go straight through the T-piece, the cradles and the gearbox with nuts that sit on the top. I suspect for the one that will sit behind the motor plate that either a set of needle nose pliers will be needed or that the motor plate will need to be moved out of the way whilst this nut is tightened. It is a one-time problem as once the gearbox has been attached the nut shouldn't need to be accessed again.
The question of how much engineering needs to be done is an interesting one. If a product looks at all half-arsed and needs a dremel to fit then, in my opinion, there is no point in selling it. The only reason why you would be interested in a kit like this is that you want something that has been carefully designed to fit correctly, with no modifications or additional parts required, and offers something that can't be achieved by someone sat at home in their shed with basic modelling tools (drill, dremel and hammer...). We could have done this without the gearbox cradles and just used spacers between the gearbox and the T-piece, but we feel this will give much more strength to the back of the car and, as such, is a much more robust and appropriate solution. For any company looking to sell a product there needs to be confidence in the long-term performance and durability of it. You only need to read the C4.1 chassis thread to see the complications that can result from bringing a performance product to market. If you are doing a one-off conversion then this is less of an issue, especially if it is for yourself.
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