frame and engine arrived.Alright, alright! Good news for me...a perfect fit. One bling-bling, blue Ti main pivot bolt.. Costs $80, but only 4 days to get to my door.
I figure the shorter black alloy OEM one somehow caught enough of the inside bushing edge to bridge the gap when tightened down.
Now just waiting on my warranty front triangle replacement (days away now), and then I can finally finish the originally intended painted build.
Glad no one else had this type of bad luck with the frame.
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first i went to check the pivot bolts. both screws are short 4.5 millimeters. they barely pass 1mm to the other side. I think I will make new ones from the thruaxle.