I found some similar bushings in a Grainger catalog, mounted in "pillow blocks" for other applications. They seem to be called self-aligning bushings. Not sure if I'll be able to find the right size I can take apart, though. I also considered replacing with a more common bushing or bearing. Super, I'm not sure I understood your idea, was it to Dremel down a long bushing (round off the edges).
Fred, if your Dad'd interested, I could send in the remains of this bushing (most of it is intact, although severely cracked) to duplicate. At this point, I would probably have better luck with such a long-distance fabrication than any local shops, who were pretty dismissive. I have to think these things are lying around in a lot of rebuilding shops, though. I wish I had more skills or at least knew more people with fabrication talent. Most of my friends take their cars in to the dealer to get the windows rolled down to the right height and the seats adjusted.
Olivier
82 SC
P.S. I've also been having a terrible time finding that delay-off relay. Most seem to be for AC current or so programmable that they cost close to $100 and could control the entire car remotely. Even the biggest supply houses can't seem to find a good part number for my application (wiring a delay-off timer relay into the rocker switch where my factory alarm key used to be to cut the fuel pump off after a preset delay as an anti-hijack measure) Not a huge priority and I take active steps to not end up in that situation, but I hate having switched not connected to anything (or holes in the sheet metal)
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