The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk '41 Rear Fender Braces

For all who have the Art Decco Series '41 through early '47. Do your 1/2 & 3/4 ton PU's have rear fender braces?? The ones I'm referring to attach to the rear fender area near the back of wheel opening, about a foot or so up from the bottom of the fender. On the other end I think they attach either to the frame or, in the case of my 3/4 ton, look like they could have been attach to brackets on the ends 4th bed cross member. Are these original equipment or something added by lead footed farmers to keep the fenders from flapping during a high speed run (45mph) across the corn field ??

I have seen a few photos with what appears to be bolt heads where I described on the outside of the rear fender. So my second question is if they are supposed to be there were they welded or bolted at the fenders??

Now the important part....Does anyone have a photo, drawing or sketch?? Or better yet a set to sell. Or maybe one that is in bad shape but could be copied??

Kip, Mine were bolted on (46GMC CC102). Seems that they were attached to the bed side. I've got one laying around somewhere that I plan on using. I don't think it would be too hard to fabricate something that would work. If I can figure out how to attach photos I'll get a picture attached to this link.

Mike you could send the photos to my e mail

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mine did not have any on it or in the boxes that came with it

Kip, I have one sitting on my workbench, I'll send you a pic if you wish,
Bob T

Bob: I sure would appreciate that. My e mail is above in this string

Kip,

A set available here http://www.brads41-46chevys.com Good luck

Dan

Thanks Chev4t6. Now at least I know what they look like, cant afford these

The repo parts are less than $20 at jim carter, filling station, chevs of the 40s....
Check it out it will be worth it to have them you don't want to continually tear teh fenders.

Thanks little horse, I have been dealing mostly with "Chevs" when I didn't see them there I sorta assumed (wrong) that no one had them. I see them now in jim carter's on line site,

I made my own out of some 3/8" tubing. I cut to leangth and then crushed the ends flat. I then bent the ends to match the angles at the bottom of the fender and where I wanted to mount them on the bed side. Drilled holes on each end, the bottom of the fenders and the bed sides. Added paint and bolted them on. They look like a stock item. Total cost about $3

There's two kinds of braces. There's a rod (with mashed ends) at the bottom corner and then there's a 1 1/2" wide brace about 10" up from the bottom corner.

I made mine. The fenders were so mangled back there, I made them adjustable. A rod in a tube with a nut welded on, feet on both ends for bolting, So as I did the body work, I could adjust them to the correct legnth. I also saw 2 rivits at the fop of the wheel opening just about dead center, and a spot on the bed side with 2 holes in it. No bracket, just the marks where one had been. It looked to me like the ones listed on Brads site would fit there. I left them out.