Hi xhall,
Honestly you don't have to weld the underside of the cracks, as if you grind out the traces from the top and then weld that will be strong enough especially with the gusset underneath taking most of the load. Now if we were talking metal that was 5 mm thick then I could justify what you have done but this chassis metal is only around 1.8 thick and the penetration from the top would be quite enough.
Anyway you've done it now, so you'll have to work it backwards I guess.
Cheers,
BB.