Spent another couple hours hammering and test fitting today. I turned the inside edge around a piece of tubing I curved in a vice.
I pushed out the rear outside corner a little and smacked a high spot along the back edge.
The fit is now just about right.
I need to wait until my shrinking disc gets here to knock down the little dings along the front edge of the piece. I may also have to put a little work into the field area in front of the rear outside corner to make the transition curve regular and smooth.
Ordered three new German Tenax lift buttons and started making my rear pin carriers. The pins are just cut bolts and the carriers are galvanized stock. They'll each get four rivets as original.
Honestly I'm thinking of making a batch of these if there's interest.
