Well crap.....

Obviously, I missed something. Trying to follow the plans for the 2x4 steel. Trying to bend the tabs of the Gold Foil Pickup like the plans (the 'upgrade', where the tabs are trimmed short and are bent to horizontal.

It goes snap. Oh snap!

1. What did I miss/do wrong?

2. What's the right way?

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