Once I had two pieces of the curved wood formed and cut to length, I needed to create a mounting flange to connect these pieces to the rear inner fenderwell.
I had some 1/8” thick flat stock that I planned on using as the flange so I routed the ends of the curved boards to fit this piece (so it would be flush). I then applied tape to the fenderwell so I could trace the outline of the board onto it when it was positioned correctly. I then used the marked tape to make a cardboard template that I used to mark the other fenderwell (and keep it symmetric), bend the flat stock using the infamous knee brake, and to re-mark the flange placement after I sanded off the primer in the area.
I then welded these two curved pieces directly onto the rear fenderwell. To keep these pieces looking like the rest of the attachment pieces on the truck bed, I fabbed an upstanding flange out of .080 thk sheet that I had and welded it in place to mimic the formed angles used elsewhere. I held this in place with sheetmetal screws while I welded this piece all along the interface between the other more horizontal piece. I then removed the screws, drilled the holes larger and plugwelded it to the fenderwell.
I tied (welded) the ends of these pieces to the existing floor angles/supports. While I was at it, I also went around and straightened up the other support angle joints. The stock truck had lap joints in most of the corners where these angles met, so I cut them flush and butt welded the ends together to smooth them out a bit where I could.
1949 Chevy Panel Truck A Project Journal I'm old but I make up for it by being immature.
