Grill Support Rod Broken at Firewall

Oh no, fuck that. I sent him this big long carefully constructed message with updates, since I was highly impressed with our progress and was looking to reassure him that his scheduled flight would not be in jeopardy.

His reply?

Oh, that's nice.

No more updates for you.

Try having an 8 year old, a 5 year old, and a 2 year old. It's amazing how much they cut into your time.
 
deep breath guys...

as far as this firewall rod deal. what about a piece of sheet metal riveted over the break with a new nutsert?
would that hold?
 
Thanks for the comments. And the sidebar. Gonna talk to a fabricator to see what he can do to strengthen that firewall as an anchor for the support rod. I’ll send pics (if it works).