Bent Frame.... How bad does this look?

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1998yellowstang
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Hello everybody,
I am new to this site and new to Z cars! To make a long story short, I recently bought a 2004 350z Enthusiast 6-speed with 35K miles. The only catch is that it has a rebuilt title and needs ALOT of work. So tonight I started taking the car apart to replace the front bumper, fenders, and to do some motor work, and I came across my driver side frame. Its bent pretty bad in the first 12" of the frame. I attached a few pictures. Here's my question: How terrible does this look? Is it going to be ridiculously expensive to fix? ANY input would be very much appreciated!

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Define "Fix"?
IF the car aligns and the body panels fit then it's "fixed" but most people definition. To replace that piece of the frame you'd be looking at pile of work and a pile of money. This is why rebuilt cars sell for half what a clean title car sells for. It's not worth replacing that part of the frame IMHO as it will always be devalued by it's rebuilt title. It's a good place to start for a track car thats likely to see a wall once in a while.


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