My new toy for this winter 1974 Scamp

I think I have a sickness. I have not even finished wet sanding yet, but I just had to give it a bath. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME !!! By the way I have put the new trunk seal on and it is the same style as the old one, the D shape but now I can't even close the trunk it's so much higher, you can see in the pictures that the trunk is not closed. Have any of you guys been through this and if so what was your fix?
Thanks
Bob

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