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I noticed an issue with the E-Brake Mounting Flange on Bugsy's 1/4 Elliptic Dizzy. I am surmising the eBrake mounting piece got bumped while the dizzy was out of the car for 30+ years and in storage. There is a triangular piece cracked out of the aluminum flange. Looking for advice on how best to fix. The E-Brake pivot point is in one of the boxes that came with Bugsy I think, so at this point I do not know it's condition. Here are my thoughts on how to fix this one.
1) Drill an identical hole on the opposite side and swap e-Brake rods. This seems like the simplest fix but I do not know if this is possible.
2) smooth out the jagged edge and weld in an aluminum piece and redrill the hole - Since I cannot weld aluminum with equipment I have and do not own a TIG this doesn't seem possible although I have a neighbor with a TIG, not sure if he is set up to
weld aluminum.
3) Add a reinforcement plate under the flange, through bolted and use spacers to raise pivot point back up to the correct height in some fashion. My first thought but I don't know what sort of clearance issues are required for the e-Brake pivot Point.
Some thoughts gentlemen on how best to fix?
PS the other alternative is the find a 3.9 Pumpkin and pop it in place.
1) Drill an identical hole on the opposite side and swap e-Brake rods. This seems like the simplest fix but I do not know if this is possible.
2) smooth out the jagged edge and weld in an aluminum piece and redrill the hole - Since I cannot weld aluminum with equipment I have and do not own a TIG this doesn't seem possible although I have a neighbor with a TIG, not sure if he is set up to
weld aluminum.
3) Add a reinforcement plate under the flange, through bolted and use spacers to raise pivot point back up to the correct height in some fashion. My first thought but I don't know what sort of clearance issues are required for the e-Brake pivot Point.
Some thoughts gentlemen on how best to fix?
PS the other alternative is the find a 3.9 Pumpkin and pop it in place.
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