[Ogre]

Thanks TJ. I think the measurement will not be too bad.

I was very lucky back then to discover a front end destroyed '72 Lemans. The fenders were buckled and rusted, and the engine was gone. Looked like it got side-swiped in the front, but the rear was in pretty good shape. Wish I had gotten more ... like quarters, rear panels, etc.

Anyway, I started up my project and backed out in the sunlight to take some more pics to show the "superior" sledgehammer work that was done. Obviously the bumper is not from the pre-damaged Vert. It must have been terribly bent. Without the spot welds for the latch, I can move the panel lip almost an inch back'n'forth like it is thin metal.

I'll post later, but I think the "ridges" (or whatever they are called) for rigidity will be very good to help me align the replacement.

One other part of the project is the rear cross member of the frame (pass. side) has slight bend to it also (not perfectly straight like the driver's side). Unless you look really close you can't tell, but I know it's there, so I will probably wrap a chain around it, and put it under stress, then get my torch out to get it hot enough to straighten. That'll be another thread.

Still trying to get my nerve up to start cutting ... small at first and expand as I need to.

Ogre