Pulled my engine and found a surprise!, AKA "Dammit!" Options

[Andy]

Pulled the engine and trans out of my project last weekend and found a little surprise waiting for me. FWIW the longitudinals (sp?) have no rust issues, the battery tray was replaced with aluminum some time ago but it doesn't show much damage under that either and it's all factory paint in the engine bay, except...

(IMG:http://www.anschlagen.net/rust/rsuspass.JPG)
Now I'm no Porsche expert, but this looks pretty wrong to me. It looks like it was cut (rust removal?) and slathered in rust inhibitor. I'm guessing it's supposed to look more like the other side.
(IMG:http://www.anschlagen.net/rust/rsusdriv.JPG)

Well, one more item on the project list! Anyone dealt with this? Ideas? Opinions? (Other than I might be smart to part out this car and find another one... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) )

[SirAndy]

and you could build in some additional bracing to the suspension ear that would make it stonger.

the original "ear" is not weak.
it does not need bracing. unless it's rusted.
in which case you're bracing a rusted piece that holds your suspension.

from looking at his picture, there is no way of telling if the PO got the alignement right with his first "bracing".
it'll be even more difficult to get it aligned right now, because you would have to remove his old bracing, grind it down, then add new plates to box it.
all the while trying to make it straight.
do we know the PO got all of the rust out? would be a bummer to find out later he didn't.

i'm not saying it can't be done. anything can be done given time money experience and attention to detail.
and if you have all that handy, why not use the factory replacement and do it right?

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Andy