Aye, the bent support ears.
I had them on my old '83 and are oft seen on the Specials. They need to be removed, put in a vice and carefully bent back, of course protecting the metal while doing so..... and yes, the bucket has a tendency to bulge and bend where those ears mount to it. Haven't seen the ears on the Standards bend, yet.
On the wiring in the bucket,
No two multi-connectors are the same so putting them back together is no issue....however, the pigtails can get switched when dark green or chocolate brown disguise them selves with dirt and grime to appear black.
Edit
Plumb forgot about the meatball repair of swinging the ears back to the tank mount......that would keep you from having to drop the forks to pull the ears..