I am restoring a 71 convertible and have the body stripped and ready for block sanding. During the stripping process, we uncovered this bracket in the rear corner of the right front wheel well.
http://mikegriese.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album09&id=dsc_0181The car is on a rotisserie and the picture was taken from the bottom of the car.
It appears to be original due to its shape and spot welding. I have owned the car since 1980 and have not done any work in this area, so it has not been cut off during my ownership. I bought the car from an old maid schoolteacher who probably didn't have any work done in this area either. There isn't a similar bracket on the drivers side. I have looked at a few other cars (both convertibles and non) and none have had this particular bracket.
What should I do with this? Leave it as is? Remove it? Repair it? If the answer is repair, what was the original shape?