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Ok. I fixed this tonight after work and will post the process that I used in hopes that it will help someone out in the future.
First off, the left hand rail at the top of the tub was bent in. It wasn't bad, but it was enough to irritate me. I figured I would have to bend it out further than it was in it's original condition to set it back to a straight point.
Tools required:
C-Clamp 4" x2
C-Clamp 6" x1
Rail from Hi-Lift jack (or similar piece of structurally sound metal)
1x6 Pine x2 (any length or species will do)
Vice Grips
Using the 4" C-Clamps, I attached the 1x6's (using the 6" wide area only) and the Hi-Lift to the outside of the tub. I used the entire length of the Hi-Lift which is ~4'. Once in place, it looked like this: tub, 1x6's (with a 3/4" gap because I used the 6" at each end of the Hi-Lift), Hi-Lift. Using the 6" C-Clamp I started where the bend was most prominent and slowly tightened it, pulling it out past the point that it originally was. I then released and moved out from that point in each direction repeating the process. After my first pass, I noticed good results. It took several passes, but it looks great at this point. I used the vice grips to help turn the 6" C-Clamp when things got tight. It was hard to get it past the original point without them.
Entire process took about an hour.
Hopefully someone will find this helpful.
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