1963 Valiant Wagon "Candy girl"

The process of making the bracket was pretty fun but mega time consuming.

It started out as a scrap piece metal under the work bench.

I don't have a press or metal brake so I figured the easiest way to get a 90 degree angle with metal this thick was to make 2 pieces and weld it at the 90 degree corner.

So I started out by shaping heavy construction paper to what I thought would work.

Then I put the cardboard on the metal and used cheap paint to make the outline.

Then I rough cut it out with a Sawzall, luckily the sheet was big enough that I could stand on the opposite end of the metal sheet I was cutting.

Then, holding the pieces with a pair vice grips, i tuned in the shape with a grinder.

Then I tack welded it at 90 degrees and verified