Inner Cowl Fender Brace Connector Assistance

[daveh]

Hi Guys,

I'm installing the US Car Tool Inner Frame Braces.  I'm at the point when I'm ready to weld in the main support and I find a couple of pin holes on the corner of the upper cowl.  It appears that someone attempted to do a small repair in the past but did a poor job and what was a couple of pin holes ended up a little larger (see pics). 

That corner is a stress point because when the cowl is pressed that corner will have the least amount of metal because when it's drawn the steel will stretch the most there.  So it's very thin and hard to weld.  Anyway I can make a piece for it but was hoping to make it a little cleaner and graph in a formed piece.  So what I'm looking for is if anyone has an old donor car that can cut me the piece that's a little bigger so I can weld to a little more meat.  I was looking for a piece like I have circled below. Or even to include the lip at the bottom.  More is better that way I can cut down to what I need but hey beggars can't be choosers.        Thanks guys. 

Dave

[larry4406]

You will never see the formed corner after the brace is installed.  You could simply put a flat section across the area.  Alternately, take a flat piece, and use the formed corner as a buck and try to shape a replacement.

[daveh]

That was my plan and is my second choice but I would really like to get a piece of the cowl from a donor car to really make it look nice and so I have piece of mind that it was done correctly. 

I can't believe that there isn't a scrapped car out there that still has this part of the cowl?  So if anyone has that portion I'm still interested.  Thanks

Dave

[daveh]

Ok so no one has the piece I'm looking for.  Does anyone has a source or know someone that I can call to maybe get it?  Thanks

Dave

[72cudamaan]

That's a common area to rot. Form a new one and weld it in.