Over all construction and weight are fine. The repro unit actually weighed in at 1.5 pounds more then the original. Welds are good and overall worksmanship is good. The support was shipped truck freight to my door which adds $125 to the order, but I was able to combine several other truck freight items to spread the cost.
The original had provisions to attach the battery tray to the right side including 2 welded in blind nuts. Original also had no brace on the right side since the battery tray replaces it. Note the angle and length of the downward leg of the inner fender mount, it is different then the repro and other pictures of 65 2wd supports I have seen.
The repro had no provisions for the battery tray and had radiator standoff braces on both sides. Also note the angle and length of the downward leg of the inner fender mount. The repro is shorter and the angle shallower then the original. I looked back at this post viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25067 and the pictures of this core support show the downward legs to be just like the repro, not like my original 4x4. I took the picture below AFTER I had cut out the support and drilled out the downward leg spot welds. I just put them back to illustrate the angle.
Here is the right side after the support is removed and the core is marked for the battery tray mounts. The downward legs of the repro inner fender will be replaced with the ones from the original (after trial install to make sure it is a good fit). The battery tray blind nuts and mounting holes still need to be installed also.
Overall, I am pretty happy with this solution, although I sure wish they were reproduced in America. Hope this helps someone!
Lee
