TexChev.
The two holes were in fact for rivets.
I've heard many folks who radically lower their trucks remove these braces altogether,fill the holes and run without them.
I'm not sure what effect that would have over the long run.
Chevrolet obviously put them there for a reason.

You could try putting a wanted ad in the swap meet.


1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix on Flickr.
I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings
"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.