Thread: Fender brace replacement---The Thrash Begins

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And what you see here is the Henry original, bolted into the jig. I had to cut about 3/8" out of it between the mid point bolts that connect to the headlight bar and the base bolts which attach it to the frame. I put a 3/16" x 45 degree chamfer around both of the cut ends before welding them back together. I bolted everything into place---it was all fairly close, within 3/4" of the jig bolt positions. I tightened up all the jig bolts and pulled the Henry original into the correct shape, then heated the Henry original cherry red in a few critical places with the oxy acetylene torch. This let the Henry original "destress" and move into the position that the bolts pulled it to. Once it cooled, I was able to remove the bolts and nothing moved!! Tomorrow will tell the tale when I go to bolt it into the roadster pickup.----I hope it was this simple!!!