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Originally Posted by 7dee2
You are correct on the fitment of that bracket right now. The right side fits a little better than this one on the left. Going to work this bracket a little and see if we can get it to fit a little better before making any mods.
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When I went through mine, I was able to get one of the holes to line up on each side close enough that when I punched them over (7/16") it came out in the wash. I welded up all the other holes, bolted the bracket on with the one that lined up, and then punched the new frame holes in the same operation as enlarging the bracket holes.
I used all flange-headed gr.8 bolts with self locking (Keps is the name) nuts. GM actually specs those in the service literature for rivet replacement (I have a reference somewhere), and you'll find them used in the square body frames where cross members and things are bolted in.
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