Jake, when the top is up, it doesn't really "sit" on the safety bar. The bar is just there to keep the top from coming down if you lose hydraulic pressure (or if the cables should snap). In fact, if the top "settles" on the bar, it's an indication you have a leak.
Next, I'd certainly have that end bracket on the guide rod repaired. I'm sure it should be perpendicular to the frame. I think the weld has broken. My concern is that the guide rod is no longer secure at the bracket and that it might slip off. If you then tried to move the top, you'd probably have a very expensive repair, and possibly a jammed top in the partway up state.
The low ends or sides of the top are almost definitely simple cable adjustments. You should adjust the cables so that the bulb seal at the lower edge of the top just meets the lip on the bottom half, to keep bugs and air drafts out when the top is up. DO NOT raise the top higher than the meeting point or you risk damaging the top where the cables attach, or, you COULD break a cable or pulley.
You can see how well the bulb seal meets the lip if you unscrew the top molding along the lower half of the trailer from inside. That will allow you to access the pulleys there too and to check the condition of the cables there too. I believe most cable breaks occur near those top pulleys, because that area is not immediately visible, so it gets neglected during periodic maintenance.
I think I'd fix the guide bar bracket first, before you do anything else.
- Jack
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