Our last end for the hood brace. Off with the old.....
Then it gets trimmed to our scribe line and the end media blasted in prep for welding. Our new end is test fit and trimmed until we get the right distance to our reference marks. The "batwings" give us a heat sink at the edge for less chance of burning back the edge at the weld.
The center rib is aligned both on the sides and the face, and tacked in position using the TIG.
The pieces are aligned as we work outward, tacking as we go. A "corking tool" is used as a dolly where any bumping may be needed for alignment.
Tacked...
Welded....
Welds cleaned up and end angles compared..
Now we can get back to straightening sheet metal..