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I bought a 99 grand am gt last month got a really good deal on it because
it had driver side front end damage. The damage wasen't to bad on
cosmetically. The hood , LF fender, bumper, headlight,and I replaced the
strut assembly, tie rod ends, cv axel. My problem is when I went to put it
back together with the parts I got the hood is an inch off to the drivers
side. To the eye it didn't look like there was any bent sheet metal around
where the fender and radiator are. Please look at my pictures and see what
you think. Is there a way to adjust the hood that I just don't know or is
the radiator support or uni frame what ever you want to call it seem bent?
If so is there a way I can fix it myself? I'm not looking to make it look
new I just want the body panels to fit. I paid $ 400 for the car its a one
owner car it has 101,000 miles and it has all the maintenance records it
was kept in good shape. I have about $ 300 in body parts and $200 in drive
train parts. Was it a good deal? Here are a few pics of the car before I
bought it with the damage and then some of what the body panel look like
after I put them on. If anyone can help please let me know. If you think
there is some uni frame /radiator support damage is it something I might
be able to some what fix myself? I do have a 10 ton porta power kit.
nwachter07
Hell yeah that was a good deal. As for your problem I cannot help.
:ohcrap:
99integra
Are these pictures taken after the repair? From your description it sounds
like the front inner structure has been pushed out of position. It is kind
of hard to explain, but what you need to do is look over the damage and try
to imagine the exact angle it was hit. Then pull it back out at the same
angle. Which is usually best done on a frame machine, but with enough
ingenuity it can be done with the Port-a-power.
corbett_auto
