Vertex strut inserts...

[hancock1701]

Thanks for doing this and letting us know. The video makes it seem easy, but it sounds like the hard part is playing around with and bending the metal casing. Please continue to update!

[Viper10000]

Yes, bending the metal without destroying the casing is the kicker here. Everything else is fairly straight forward. The part that I am waiting for is coming on Monday so I will not be doing any work until then. I am anxious to see the end result this time around though. I am confident that this will work but you never know.

[Viper10000]

So, my idea worked. The car is back together and it seems pretty sound. No loud noises coming from the front end now and a low speed test drive around town went well! Bending the metal casing to hold the inserts in was needed. When I get time, I'll post what I ended up doing and the methods I used to get me through this project.