Thanks for the pic! I was having a hard time picturing what you were describing.
Looks to me like the car centered on something...possibly a parking curb.
Looks to me like you should be able to pull the whole mess right back down without too much trouble. You may have to remove the "skid plate" to get it down, tho.
Perhaps
someone here with an '80-81 can take a look at theirs, and maybe take a pic, too.
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