“if at first you don’t succeed…”

we tried again. Looking better this time, but only measured and trial fitted so far.

side bumperette moved back closer to wheel arch
side bumperette moved back closer to wheel arch
tucked in correctly, looks much better this way
tucked in correctly, looks much better this way

The rear bumper finally looks like a bumper, integrated with the body, whereas before it was more like a shelf sticking far out from the rear. At least it was handy to sit on at picnics 😉

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Now to strip all the paint away, cut the mounts out and move them to the new positions, weld everything back up, prime, shape and prep the areas for paint.