I LOVE THIS! – Brings back the memories… Look closely – this was NOT rust damage – this is metal fatigue from HARD driving – been there, done that… An E-Type pushes on this cup and plate every time you punch it, and pulls back on it when you stand on the brakes, and just like bending a piece of steel back and forth with your hands, eventually, it tears the whole thing out of there. My own car suffered the same abuse, and the whole nine yards tore out finally when my college girlfriend popped the clutch while trying to teach her to drive a stick…