[Darin10]

Here is the a view from the bottom of the radiator looking up.

Here is how much it shifted down below. I really love this car. I am really sad this happened to it.

 

[RalphP]

I would HIGHLY recommend finding a good frame man to make sure it's pulled straight.

The core support can be cut out of a donor in the boneyard and welded back in.

Past that - Ouch! Hopefully nobody got hurt in that!

RwP

 

[BLOWN38]

Just pull the radiator and condeser out and stand on it. It'll straighten right out most likely. Its very thin metal. Good luck.

 

[Darin10]

I would HIGHLY recommend finding a good frame man to make sure it's pulled straight.

The core support can be cut out of a donor in the boneyard and welded back in.

Past that - Ouch! Hopefully nobody got hurt in that!

RwP

It does drive straight. I drove it for 15 minutes home. It does not pull at all. I kept an eye on the temperature and it never got into the red. Is that bent up structure a critical part of the unibody?

 

[BLOWN38]

I had a nitrous backfire in my Super Coupe. It blew the bottom of the intercooler out ( I designed that way ) and bent the lower rad support. I just pushed it back straight.

 

[Darin10]

Just pull the radiator and condeser out and stand on it. It'll straighten right out most likely. Its very thin metal. Good luck.

That sounds very comforting. I really hope you are right.

 

[BLOWN38]

Here is how it looks all torn apart except you will still have the crash bumper across the front.

 

[Darin10]

That is very very helpful. Thanks a lot! I will dig right into this thing.

 

[BLOWN38]

Here's a straight on pic.

 

[Darin10]

So the structure underneath all the body panels hasn't really changed?

 

[XR7-4.6]

That metal is very thin and flimsy, there’s no structural purpose but to hold the radiator and condensor, so yeah just stand on it to straighten it

 

[Trunk Monkey]

That front anti-sway bar is bent! You'll need to replace it, check the suspension and reset the alignment.

What did you hit or run over?

 

[Darin10]

That front anti-sway bar is bent! You'll need to replace it, check the suspension and reset the alignment.

What did you hit or run over?

That metal is bent. But it is not a sway bar like I first though thankfully. It's just a bar and it did its job protecting the engine. The thing still drives straighter than my 2001 Camry I am using as a back up.

There was a fatality involved. That's all I am going to say. I was not at fault.

 

[Rocketdog]

Here is the a view from the bottom of the radiator looking up.
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Here is how much it shifted down below. I really love this car. I am really sad this happened to it. View attachment 40256 View attachment 40257

Hey that's no big deal as was said. That front bar holds the frame ends aligned, it is probably okay too.

I would remove everything, beat it all straight again, paint it and reinstall it.

 

[Darin10]

As you can see below I straightened out the front by using ratchet straps wrapped around a fence post. I can't figure out to bend this part back. I am either jacking up the car or bending the whole support towards the engine.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Carefully and evenly put some heat into it with a torch but be careful not to set the car on fire, it will move. Work it with a hammer with a Broadhead not a jack.

Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible if you burn your car or yourself up.