Anyone on the Forum repaired a Minor front shock absorber mount?  The threaded back plate on one side of my UTE is missing (one of two per side) and I want to know how to replace it without damaging the painted finish on the car,  At least the visible part.  I might be able to hog out a hole in the fender liner as one option,  The other is to make a hole on the bottom of that bulkhead crossmember where there is already a circular hole of insufficient size; or see if I can go in through the inside of the car, under the dash.

The only other option that occurred to me is cutting out the face of the bulkhead crossmember, then a somehow, carefully, and welding in a cover plate and adjustable threaded backing plate in place.