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This is more than likely your problem. The bumper bar needs cutting away as it fowls on the kit itself, not the headlights. Its the curved recess of where the headlight goes in that touches if its not cut away. If you put your hand through the headlight hole (assuming you've cut it out?) you'll feel where it touches the bumper reinforcement. Cut it and you'll see the kit drop into place
Checked and confirmed, front end is not clashing on anything. Looks as though the crash bar has been removed - I can get my hand easily behind the headlight hole. Haven't cut it, but 'copped a feel' and inspected it with the endoscope.
Car is also definitely devoid of the bonnet hinges
Pics attached of issue - front end is fine (pic #053), OS wing seats nicely top and bottom (pic #038), NS wing seats nice at the bottom (pic # 113) but not at the top (pic #120). The scuttle (bit that touches the windscreen to avoid confusion) appears to be catching on the windscreen in two places (pic #131_li for NS - lesser so on OS)
Pic #120 was taken with assistance from my foot holding the bottom of the front end in place - as you can see its a good 5-8mm higher than the A-pillar base. The OS remains aligned during all this and doesn't move.
When is ordered mine is had the potion to go to the windscreen or not. It went with the same as mazdarazmataz.
My solution would be you should have wing mounting points on the front clam shell. This should meet up nicely to the original front wing mountings about 12 inches down from the top. Reachable from inside the wheel arch. If there is a gap, from this thread is guess that there is is would remove that distance from the excess around the windscreen leading edge. Once the sides fit around d bolt up tight is would then set around out marking the final leading edge shape and trim back accordingly.
My solution would be you should have wing mounting points on the front clam shell. This should meet up nicely to the original front wing mountings about 12 inches down from the top. Reachable from inside the wheel arch. If there is a gap, from this thread is guess that there is is would remove that distance from the excess around the windscreen leading edge. Once the sides fit around d bolt up tight is would then set around out marking the final leading edge shape and trim back accordingly.
Sounds like all roads are going down the same direction - I've given the car an hour or so and experimented sequentially cutting back areas of the front 'scuttle' where it's clashing with the windscreen, to some success - the clash areas are sequentially getting smaller and smaller.
My solution involves using a card / filler knife as a feeler gauge to feel for gaps, marking accordingly then cutting away.
Thought the wing mount was clashing, relief cut it then snapped it off, so will have to sort later.
I've found the thickness of clamshell to be quite (inexplicably!) variable - it's around 50% thicker at the ends that need the flexibility to get the fit, and changes between a nice chamfered edge in the middle to a plain butt edge at the ends, which is complicating issues slightly!
Further good news, I've been making further sequential cuts (3mm slivers. probably 3 more - total of 10mm cut back overall) where the front meets the windscreen, only aiming ease the clashing areas. It just about fits now - needs a bit more fettling then I need to repair the wing-top mount tag then I can actually crack on!
In other news...I've actually made a bit of progress. Less than I wanted as per usual but any is good TBH.
1. Front end is now sat correctly in all places.
2. Wing door end bottom fixings remediated
3. Bolts / Rivet nuts set on wing-ex plates and on demi-firewall (can't think of a better name for the bit the bonnet seal was on!!)
4. Front end 'mould adjustment cuts' glassed in [1056, 1057 atts], reinforced, P38'd and cut to approx shape
5. Rear light plates cut from 3mm ally and rivet nuts set (to be bonded onto shell on Thursday) [att 1058]
This weekend's plan is thus:
1. Finish coarse body repairs - glass in new drivers side top tag
2. Bond in rear light plates and install rear lights
2a. Bond in rear window possibly (requires headliner finishing and a minor bit of electrics to do, but would be quite a coup!)
3. Start and hopefully finish front stay bars (lower wheelarch stays)
4. Drill investigatory wiper holes and try and skin that cat...
Time allowing...start front lighting install.
I'm not going to finish the coarse bodywork yet - still have a door bump strip to delete and mirror mounting lug set to remove and have more glassing to do, some depending on the results of the wiper drilling and some to install the fuel filler.
Rear light plates bonded in.
Rear window caulked in.
Rear light chassis earths set
Osf top tag re-glassed.
Work started on staybars.
Wiper spindles extended
This weekend...
Staybars to finish
Boot lid and bonnet to install
Work to start on front lights
Quiet month due to pressing issues with latest acquisition (my OH cajoled me into buying a Morris Minor Traveller for a venture we're planning - spent the last 3 weeks trying to get the brakes to work!!!)
Have accidentally managed to complete the MX's front end wiring (just need to get the staybars finished, weld in some fillet plates - had to do the 'Raz mod to get the shell to fit into the front corners and the front end will be done. Hoping to get the rear lighting completed this weekend.
Rear fogs and reflectors are nearly in and wired
Have selected the colour...RAL7009 in mid gloss
Moggy swallowing funds and time at present. Now had whole braking system renewed save for hard pipes. Fault traced to incomplete bleeding. Might be concluded by next weekend as I'm calling a mechanic in to finish it off.
Rear fogs and reflectors are nearly in and wired
Have selected the colour...RAL7009 in mid gloss
Moggy swallowing funds and time at present. Now had whole braking system renewed save for hard pipes. Fault traced to incomplete bleeding. Might be concluded by next weekend as I'm calling a mechanic in to finish it off.
Also can anyone please describe how headlight buckets are meant to be assembled? I can't make sense of this pile of parts!!
so will have to sort later.