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Hi David,

Thanks for that confirmation on the cross brace. I hadn't noticed it myself until I began looking at how to straighten the front bumper, and then it just didn't look right.

That is obviously a problem area then. I'm just not sure about the merits of trying to remove it and straighten it. Is there an easy way to get those hot rivets(?) out short of just cutting the heads off?

Trying to make up something to replace them that looks like them to could be a problem. I guess a bolt head could be ground to make it look original. Overall it looks like it could be time consuming removing that piece, straightening it when I'm not sure it has a great effect on the look of the vehicle.

Any thoughts?

Thanks to for the door measurements. That is fantastic and much appreciated. I'll start getting a plan together and see if it all makes sense.

Hi Robert,

Thanks to you to for the photos. That does indeed help. I couldn't quite get my head around how it was shaped and this puts all of David's description into perspective.

Many thanks.