64 Valiant 440 build

Back brace is welded on. I setup the housing on jack stands on top of a sawhorse table, then ratchet strapped it down so I wouldn't warp it. My fear was the back brace pulling the housing backwards. I realize now it would have been smart to put some kind of support in the middle.

Also, I made the mistake of not checking the straightness of the housing before I started welding, so you can see where a minor dilemma started. After spending a few hours welding about 1.5" at a time and taking long brakes in between (as to keep everything from getting to hot) I flipped the part around and saw what looks to be a growing gap from the center, down the tube, to the outside flange. If this is the case then it would now have some wicked toe out. I thought for sure the housing is warped and I majorly screwed up, so I busted out my new digital level to see how perpendicular the flanges are with the pinion. The housing is level, so the flanges should be 90 degrees, right? To my surprise everything looks accurate within .3 degrees. I even checked the camber and it looks fine. Just to make sure, I slapped in the pumpkin and axles only to find it all spins smoothly with no binding.

I ran this situation by a few friends and they all say it's probably fine. My guess is these housing tubes aren't completely straightened from the factory and all that's important when building them is welding the flanges concentric with each other and the center section. Anyway, I may be worried over nothing but I would greatly appreciate your opinions and input. Thanks

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