74 Duster, full build 6.4 conversion in Australia, rebuilding front end questions!!

Ozyduster said

So due to the bushes been absolutely shagged there has been some metal on metal work!!! Looks like k frame will need repairs. Any thoughts on best fix for this? You can see the rubber gave way and the bush has elongated the hole in the k frame. Anyone had to repair this before?

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Yikes!!! That had to have been banging around for years to do that. Can't imagine it was very stable on the road either with the LBJ moving around.

Assuming you can't source another one, I would carve out a piece of steel matching the thickness of the original and weld it in and grind it smooth to create the missing edge of that hole. You can't make it thicker there or the replacement parts (adjustable or not) probably won't fit right so I wouldn't plate over it.