In a message dated 10/15/02 6:35:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US writes:

<< The seller said that the bottom part is easy to fabricate, and hard to find
 used because they often get damaged when they are removed from the van.  I
 can't imagine that this piece would be easy to fabricate because it has the
 round groove that allows the turning, doesn't it?  I think somebody is
 going to be a disappointed buyer on these.
  >>

I can't see a backyard mechanic producing one of these. It's very heavy
stamped steel plate. I got a couple of sets from my local parts guy. Not easy
but not really difficult to cut either. A nice cut-off wheel can made good
work of it in about 15-20 minutes each plate.

BenT Sawblade
 <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon
Cafe</A>