Marc, Last weekend I had the both shift boots off 4603 because I was doing work on the shift linkage. On either side of the shifter I noticed to large support rods running lengthwise in the direction of the frame. Now that you bring up the possible issue of frame flex, perhaps the support rods were installed in the DeLorean to prevent just that. Chris DMC 6453 Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: A question for those of you who have done extensive frame work.. I was speaking to a friend with an esprit. We were talking about the similarities between it and the DeLorean. He asked if the DeLoreans had the frame flex problem near the shifter. He explained that on many of the Esprit cars, they develop cracks in the frame around the shifter cut out because the weakness in the area allows the frame to flex. [moderator snip] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/