Maybe this photo (below) will help explain the mystery?
The sheet metal braces shown on top and bottom are what the vendor catalogs sell for the '46 1/2 ton truck (and other years). The 5/16" diameter rods are what I removed from several of the fenders collected--in addition to the curved and folded sheet metal braces shown. Vendors catalogs nor the master parts catalogs seem to show replacements for the rod braces. I know for certain the one rod, without any paint, was removed from a '46 Chevy 1/2 ton, as I removed the fender and rod myself from a donor.
Could there be a difference in pre-war models for these and explain the mystery? The master parts catalogs seem to indicate a possibility, but?
Fender Braces
