[jon75]

I also removed the bent up front bumper support bracket from the driver's side. I understand that because it was bent to the point of cracking, that the metal has lost it's integrity. I'm okay with that for now and may replace it in the future. But I had some time and a welder, so I made it work for now. I placed it in my bench vise and brought it back as close to straight as I could. I then placed some relief cuts in the metal where it was cracked with a cutoff wheel and brought it back to straight. I took the picture right after welding the bottom side. I also placed another relief cut in the top side so that I could bring the two surfaces parallel. I welded it from both sides on each cut to ensure proper bonding. It bolted up just fine, so I'm happy with it.