the straps are very tight, only accept very thin tarpaperlike shimming - also I seem to recall the flanges where the straps cross are flattened, maybe not enough on the repro? and maybe it isn't seating well on the floor parts

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot