Cutting off the original arm took some developement work. Cutting it off and flipping it over so that it could be welded back on was the trick.

Developing a cardboard pattern was the only way to do it. After a couple of false starts this is what I came up with.

After a little more adjustment you can see I trimmed it back a bit more. Flipping it over you can see the required cut line, marked in silver pencil, to remove the end.


After cutting off the tierod end... Flipping it 180 and bolting it into the fixture.

Mark