Hi xhall,

You shouldn't have removed the nuts at all !

In the gusset you should make holes so that they go around the nuts, then when welding in the gusset the existing nuts should be tied into the gusset. This way the engine alignment will always stay as per original.

Cheers,
BB.

PS. There were numerous different greens used over the production life of the Model 45.

I live a 24 Hour lifestyle, but every now and again I seem to fall asleep, well at least that's what my wife tells me.