[wtm442]

My friend welded up the support brackets a couple of weeks ago. I just jacked up the car, and disconnected the neg battery lead. He made sure the ground of the MIG welder was about 6 inches away from where he was welding. He beveled both ends of the piece to be welded like this /\.

I had used a piece of flat metal about 3 inches long with a couple of metal hose clamps around the bracket so it did not squeek after it broke. He also welded that piece to the support. Looks great and so far so good. Now I just need to clean the area and paint it to keep the rust away!

Thanks for all the comments.