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dave in australia · 10-01-2016, 10:32 PM

They can be repaired, either by riveting a doubler in, or welding the cracks, or replaced. They were originally riveted in, hopefully for you, someone hasn't welded it in. My preference would be to replace the old with a good one. Make sure you get the correct one for the year of your car. The radiator pad is different between the 28-29 and the 30-31. A 30-31 can be used in an earlier chassis, with some spacers added for the radiator, but a 28-29 cannot be used in a 30-31 as the radiator will sit too high.

10-01-2016, 10:32 PM	#2
dave in australia Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,177	Re: Front cross member fracture help They can be repaired, either by riveting a doubler in, or welding the cracks, or replaced. They were originally riveted in, hopefully for you, someone hasn't welded it in. My preference would be to replace the old with a good one. Make sure you get the correct one for the year of your car. The radiator pad is different between the 28-29 and the 30-31. A 30-31 can be used in an earlier chassis, with some spacers added for the radiator, but a 28-29 cannot be used in a 30-31 as the radiator will sit too high.