1968 Barracuda Notch 340

Cut the fender and make pockets or dimples on each side and the narrow the bumper to fit just in side the pockets kinda like they did with the Rear E body barracuda's or mustangs..
I hear ya, frenching the ends into the fender might be cool if the bumper end face was parallel to the fender. The issue at hand is the lower bumper rail on the return is close to the fender whereas the top rail is miles away. Slicing the top rail only to bend the end face in will increase the end face height putting it above the bumper top rail. Gotta figure something out for sure