I didn't recommend, just a statement from someone who I presumed should know.
I might be wrong there. Luckily I'll never do recommendations just on a picture, unless very clear [B)]
As I am ill at home and in bed at the moment, I had some time to browse through the 1000+ pictures I took during the restoration of the DHC so far.
I was in the presumption that these brackets were only bolted in place but they are also welded to the turrets.
So that leads me to the conclusion that they are slightly more than just for fitment of the outer arches ...
In your case it looks like the suspension turret, and the seam between turret and inner wing,
is also corroded (also a lot of under seal where water can collect ...).
Usually corrosion starts on top of these brackets and expands from there.
Nevertheless I wouldn’t worry about the brackets too much,
just make sure the turrets, and their connection to the inner wings, are sound.
And these brackets shouldn’t be too difficult to make from some 2 mm sheet steel
B.t.w. the brackets are bolted to the turrets with 4 M6 bolts each side and one weld through the hole in between. But I have seen cars that had only half of the bolts fitted due to bad alignment of the holes.
If in doubt, fit a strut brace [:D]
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