Update... installed, waiting for rod ends and turnbuckle strut to arrive.Female threaded rod end will thread onto 3/4" 16 stud sticking out.

C't'dHad to break out Grand Pappy's ancient 1/2" drill to drill a 3/4" (19mm) hole in the remaining piece of strap iron. That drill is about to turn 1...

Ok, spent the afternoon in the shop. The design for the new top center mount finally gelled in my mind, after considering a few ways of doing it. Here...

c't'dAcross the new bridge into the sand!This was one of those days when you realize that you are doing exactly what you want to be doing at a particu...

Well Friends,The scaled up testing of the repairs continued over the past couple of days. I got out on two rides that were kind of at opposite ends of...

@mgv8 Ha! Now, just how do you hope to improve upon perfection?! 🤣

@mgv8 nothing looks better than a pile of wire, relays and switches on the floor, next to your hack (after you have just fixed it right!)

Well Friends,Have been contemplating the mount for the third strut, and think I am pretty close to working out something that will pickup 3 points on ...

@mgv8 Hey Brian, As I continue to think about new struts (mine are definitely too short for proper set up), I came up with this turnbuckle connectin...

Well Friends,It was time to do a little test ride see how things would hold together on a little longer road ride, as an easy first step in seeing if ...

@mgv8 Ain't that a fact! 🙃

Well friends, All is right in the world. Black Betty (that sweet girl) is back on her side of the garage, not being worked on in the TLC's spot. ...

Aluminum subframe ramblings: Just for fun, wanted to see what it might cost if I totally grenade the aluminum subframe... Found one on Ebay, that ...

@andrew-baker Drew, I'm thinking that tightening the clamps up, with the brace in position to be welded, should do the trick on load distribution. T...

@andrew-baker Hey Drew, sure, no problem: Well Friends,Got back out to the shop this afternoon to continue with the A arm support brace idea, using ...