Steve, I need another brace dude...
I hit a kerb flat out, and it ripped the car to shreds. But testiment to the brace, it didn't let the pivot pin splay out and therefore saved the purple blocks..... what I did to though is bend the hing pin screws, sheer two screw heads off and turn the Alloy brace into a 'Z'...
Ive now fitted a new front end to the Cat, with M4 front screws, and using another Brace (thankfully I got another off you at Ozfest)
So yeh, highly recommend. The nature of the alloy bending is perfect - could have been a lot worse than it was for me.