you have another vehicle to take parts from? yeah fix it!

 

fix..vote 12

 

x2. When I was in autobody class in high school we could pull something like that out no problem with a alignment machine but that is not something you have access to. Welding on a new front clip is your best option and it really isn't that hard. Drill out the spot welds and remove the front clip. Then weld in the new one. You don't even have to be that good at welding its only spot welds and you can learn that quickly.

 

well im not hardly worried about the welding because im a certified welder and i parked it beside the donor truck (86 p/u) today going to get started on it today hope it goes well

 

shouldn't really need to do any welding if you're doing a straight swap - the front clip is pretty much bolt-on. welding might be required if you decide to SAS and dovetail the front end at this point...

 

good luck fixn it ! that's what i would do . i have a awesome set of tools if u want 2 borrow some .

 

when i hit my moose it wasnt much better than that. i got mine back on the road for about 375ish if i remember correctly. if you have a spare vehicle and a parts truck go for it.

 

I just got my ASE master certification in collision repair. To totally repair that to factory would cost in the thousands. If your frame and suspension geometry are fine, you have many options. If the metal isnt totally screwed and torn up, I would get a morgan knocker (slide hammer) and pull that damage out. be careful not to pull further than you need to because there is no re-shrinking it. If you need a new inner fender and/or radiator support, it could be as easy as getting a chinese made replacement part or cutting it off of a junkyard vehicle, but you'd need a buddy that welds. I'd say just get a morgan knocker and align it as best as possible. Then go get some ivan style fenders and a fiberglass hood! WIN!

 

Well i may be a little late saying FIX IT!!! lol but i think it is very savable especially considering you have a donor truck and that the rest of the runner is still very sound and without rust def worth saving. Good luck

 

well i started on this today and got a little ways looks like im going to be doing alot less work then i origionally expected the reason for this is that the passenger side front clip is spotless so im just going to cut the tack welds off where the bulb is and weld the other on it along with the driver side fenderwell and fender will do that tomarrow trying to get this done as fast as possible bc its my dd and yes highonpottery im thinking of doing an sas swap on it while im at it im going tomarrow to ask a dude what he wants for his

 

Well as some incouragement i fixed my 85 after it hit a crv ........It can be done!!! Note the pic on the left (after) was just after i got the new core supports&&fender wells in

 

trail rig it, they all look like this eventually!!!

 

fix it, mod it, put it back on the road

 

well you guys will all be happy to know that ive already started fixing it lol ive got the front clip off and im taking the other clip off my donor truck... maybe a different color but... who cares

 

also doing a sas while im at it and any advice would help out a bunch because im lost as far as doing it goes