no, i measured it and compared with CAT shop notes. it was just the shock towers collapsing inwards. then i gave the crossmember to Dave Herning in Essex together with the correct dimensions. He jacked it out for me with a hydraulic ram keeping the towers perpendicular to the frame rails and with a rack mounted on it the prevent distortion there. i marked several places for him to weld new seams, put new plates on the side edges and a tube section below the upper fulcrum pins as recommended to me by Tom Hall.
the difference in the car is phenomenal!
here is a picture just before i put it back on the car with the new midget rack installed:
http://owainlloyd.no-ip.com:8080/photos … G3914.html