Happy Labor Day!
The late Summer heat subsided this weekend enough for me to work on the car two days in a row. I can't even tell you all the last time I worked on it for two straight days. When I got done yesterday, the front bumper was clamped in place and fit terribly. Today, it is bolted in place and fits terribly.
Getting it bolted in took significantly more work than I expected. What an affair that was...and still will be. While it's bolted in, it's not completely installed. First thing was getting it centered. I took a ton of measurements from multiple reference points and came up with a black mark on white tape on a black bumper.
exhibit A.
The V is the center mark. I also marked the hood placement from last night to track my tucking progress. In the following pic, you can see how far it tucked just by getting it initially bolted up. (1/2")
That black marks on white tape on a black bumper quickly reproduced and became many white marks on a black bumper. (after my new china markers were delivered)
From this point, I (tediously) executed a push/pull 23-pt turn to get the car out into the drive to get a better look at it.
Here's the front bumper profile...highlighting the majestic underbite my car now (temporarily) features.
Somewhere along the line, I spilled water on the white marks and they reproduced again.
Stay tuned. The cool part is still on the way.