[LoBelly]

Great Post

Really enjoy seeing/reading about the engineering that people are doing.

You must be very satisfied with that result.

The 'how safe is that...?' question is always relevant to the home engineer and sometimes difficult to answer because aware minds know that there is no real substitute for testing - and the other forms of analysis that might be acceptable are generally beyond means or ability of the home engineer, often leaving only opinion and comparison.

Having confidence in home engineering jobs is an interesting question, should we assume that a factory part put to a non-factory intended use is safer/better, can we assume that there has been significant factory testing - particularly where older cars are concerned. Should we be confident because someone else is.

My personal experience has been that home engineering jobs frequently fall into two - somewhat polar - camps. Well/Over-engineered and 'WTF were they thinking'.

LoBelly