Ah, so close and yet so far. While tapping threads in the last of 4 holes, the tap tool broke in the hole. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/mad.gif" /> We tried to drill it out but its harder than any bits I currently own. Anyone know what I need to get this out?

Other than that everything went smoothly. My friend Jeff's neighbor has a huge 220 volt welder. I guess sometimes its not what you know but who you know. We only needed a weld for the lower of the two outer left holes. The area for the top one was graciously done for us at the factory 15 years ago. There was lots of extra metal there. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" /> We filled the old holes by thread locking the old studs in and cutting them off. I got 2 short and 2 long 8mm 1.25 pitch bolts from good old Ace Hardware. Forget about trying to find metric ready rod like the article says.

Tomorrow's agenda:
1. Visit Ace again for a small bit that will cut the tap and to try to get them to replace the tap that failed on its 4th use.
2.Bolt everything back in place.
3.Bleed the brakes.
4.Wire up the SOB.
5.TEST TEST TEST <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />
6.Post the pictures.

<small>[ 29 March 2002, 12:19 AM: Message edited by: jx94148 ]</small>