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I wanted to say what Pedro has said regarding materials and bar strength, but I waited for him to say it. Thanks.
The machined slot for the bolt head is a great idea since you can then drop the bolt in from the top like the original, rather than having the nut on top where you have trouble using tools. I wanted to tighten mine (home-made) with a torque wrench and had to torque it from the bolt head on the bottom rather than the nut at the top because of bolt length....that is not the preferred way to torque it, but it worked ok.
As Pedro says, it's one thing to measure and prick-punch the distance between the bolts (22.25" for the 986), but another thing to drill those holes dead on with no angles or drill "walking" without a drill press and table vise.
I have the time and some good tools, so I made my own using hex stock (which provided me with flats and a good drilling surface) but Pedro's price is reasonable for the labor involved if you want something that works as it should with mimimal installation labor. If I made one for anyone else, I'd want what he charges.
Bob
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