I know they are welded, but any thoughts on using body panel bond adhesive for the plates? The idea behind the plates are to spread the forces out over a larger area, and I'm thinking that this may be a case where using panel bond may actually be better given the direction of forces and surface area contact.
Bonding will work , but when I weld something like this I do the edges but would also drill a couple extra holes towards center and weld in like spot welding to give better support , plus I plan on adding support on the bottom as well
