Welding a back brace on a 8 3/4, any advice??

I'm just thinking outloud here, so if you i'm off base just let me know:-k

I've never held a seperate brace in my hands before so i'm not sure how structural/stiff they are alone. My thought is if it's fairly stiff you could massage it to fit snug in the center and towards the ends. Then weld both ends and the center a bit and let the brace itself help hold things in line while you finish the remaining welds.

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Since i wrote the above a few hours ago i've been googling and reading other forums and i haven't found 1 case where the housing didn't have to be straightened or the ends cut and rewelded on. Since Badsport got good results on his i'll have to say that's probably the best way so far.