Posted for Mafopp5@aol.com:

 Gerard,
 
 I am surprised that the engine mount has bent.  I had a major failure  of my
 nose leg (as  result of severe shimmy) on first flight in 2000.   The damage
 included bending the actuator almost 90 degrees, but I do not recall  that
the
 engine mounting got bent at all.  However, I used it as a reason  to fit the
 longer mount when I did the repairs - so I cannot be  certain.
 
 One avenue you might want to consider, which will not mean any drastic
 measures to straighten out the mount, is to shave a small amount off the
 aluminium
 blocks which hold the bearings in which the nose leg fits to the  engine
 mount.  Any competent machine shop should be able to make you up a  new set
of
 these, using the originals as a pattern, but with the angle you need  to get
back
 to having the nose leg square.  I had to do this with the  canopy handle
 because the spindle which came from the factory was at 90 degrees  and my
fuselage
 behind the cockpit certainly isn't!
 
 Have you found those gust lock pics yet?
 
 Michael
 
 
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