Crossbrace fit

[LET]

IMG_1137.jpgI just replaced part of the left inner wheelhouse. I scewed it in with sheet metal screws, and it's ready to weld in. I tried a placement of the left crossbrace. It is approximately 3/4" short of the wheelwell! Now i don't know what to do? I'm thinking of moving the nut in the crossbrace. Is that oh? I attached a pic.

[Blue Bowtie]

My guess is that the wheelhouse extension may not have the correct contour, and possibly the cross-brace is a bit off. Before stitching it all up, it might help to trial fit a trunk floor to see where the gaps might be and what needs to be moved in what direction and how far.

Aftermarket sheet metal is always a fun chore, isn't it?

[LET]

Thanks Bowtie, i was planning on test fitting the trunk floor, so i agree. I plan on putting everything together on the left with screws before i weld. But moving the nut on the crossbrace would work, wouldn't it?

[LET]

And yes, aftermarket parts are a pain! I had to beat the heck out of the crossbrace to match the contour of the new wheel well. But the bottom of the wheel well was a great match to the original!

[Blue Bowtie]

It should work to move the caged nut to wherever it needs to be. I was just cautioning that we might not know exactly where that is just yet.

I did wheel openings, trunk floor, and quarters up to the sail panels in a '67 Firebird, and that was interesting because the floor stiffeners were the attachment points for the rear springs (unibody). Until it was all mocked up and pulled together the patch panels were all over the place in terms of fitment, and I was thinking at the end that I would almost have been better off starting with 14 ga. cold rolled and forming my own - Almost.

Your screws to hold it all together are a good idea, and will make pretty good points to make a factory-like spot weld in each hole once it all gets aligned.

[LET]

Thanks for your help, Mr. Bowtie

[Blue Bowtie]

It would be nice to see the finished product, or at least the progress.