Yeti,
Thanks for the break down. Good news, found some old struts not mounted in the piles and piles of spares I have here!!:agree: Now I just need to unbolt some things, hopefully tomorrow night.
The new studs, do they have to be high tensile steel? I would think so. Now, where in the name of ***** can I find a site online in France that sells nuts and bolts?

(off to fleabay.fr to search)