 Friday the 13th has always been a lucky day for me for some reason, so I dicided to take off work a little early and drop over to the local welding shop I found that specializes in welding aluminum. I showed the old guy the shifter cover, and told him what I needed to do, and he was truly amazed at the part. He said he has never seen cast aluminum that old, he didn't know they made it back in the 30th. Anyway, they hooked the ground to it, dropped the welders mask, I took a deep breath, and BOOM - within 5 minutes both holes were filled just as pretty as you please. They put a pipe on the inside to limit the slag I would have to grind down, but let it mound up on the outside. I was amazed that it was that easy. Took it home, hit the outside with an angle grinder, then finished it off with some hand files. Hand marked the new slot based on the CAD drawings of TOH and the pics from Randy (PA) from the board. I decideded to hand cut the straight lines with a hack saw blade, then make the radius at the bottom with the correct sized drill bit.I did start to wander on one side with the hack saw blade, but it came out ok. Overall, I can breath easier about the whole ordeal. Thanks to all the board members that helped me out on this one, it is truly appreciated. Now - onto the steering... Dan
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