Purchased TT need front end repair

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TYL3R hez
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Car: 93 z32 2+2
92 z32 twin turbo drift car
90 z32 2+2
^^*All gone but not forgotten*
03 Is300 5-speed
Location: Lincolnton, Nc

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Okay So I bought a 92 twin turbo with 103,xxx miles on it.
The hood came up and busted the windsheild, so I got it for $1800 bucks :)
I was really stoked about it, drove it and everything felt solid! No power steering sadly *later found out it has a very bad leak* it builds boost fast and is a solid 10psi.
It came equipped with kyb gr-2 coilovers, z1 hardpipes, 2.5 test pipes, a stillen pop charger, 6 puck carbon kevlar clutch, and an aftermarket lsd *guessing tomei*
17x10.5 20+ mustang cobra deap dish wheels and a set of 3000gt wheels as well.

SO here's where my restoration comes into play!

A fellow buddy from my local drift event "street wise drift" said to me he had seen this car in virginia sliding hard! come to find out it was a drift car. I understand now because the car has a full harness and reinforced a-pillars. no ac or heat and a cracked or very beaten rack and pinion.

fast forward
I buy it and get it home and notice that the passenger side headlight is hanging low.
So i take the front bumper and mangled hood off. replace the hood with a fiberglass aftermarket oem standard. replace driver side fender because of "crinkle-age"
I then notice the whole support up front has been welded back together, obviously it was slide into something hard. The radiator brackets are pulled down, as well as the oil cooler and anything attached to the brace. side mounts are in good condition though!

the whole front end sags very bad, the left and right headlight brackets are broken and actually held up with rocks... :facepalm:

the holes that hold the front grill are completely tore apart, the frame where the bumper bolts on; is bent downwards. *I bent them up as much as possible now*

can anyone at all give me an justification on how to fix something along these lines?
should I try and bend every piece back?
Or get a front clip and cut and weld everything back into place?
Im kinda trying to get some ideas about the situation

I will get pics of the actual frame damage asap. for now here's an idea kinda :/

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canadian booster
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geez man, sounds like a lot of work, do you need to get it inspected where you live to get it on the road? for $1800 i'd be tempted to part it out and keep what's left for the next project car, drift cars aren't known for low rpm cruising, heh, just me though

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TYL3R hez
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Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:08 pm
Car: 93 z32 2+2
92 z32 twin turbo drift car
90 z32 2+2
^^*All gone but not forgotten*
03 Is300 5-speed
Location: Lincolnton, Nc

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yeah i thought about it but honestly but I got it for 1800 bucks! so with that I wasnt assuming a perfect car anyway!
if anything it will be a donor for my 2+2 for a full tt swap

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xclusivez32
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replace the core support, you can get the measurements for where everything should be from auto body programs. I replaced mine and if you take your time it will look great.

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TYL3R hez
Posts: 216
Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:08 pm
Car: 93 z32 2+2
92 z32 twin turbo drift car
90 z32 2+2
^^*All gone but not forgotten*
03 Is300 5-speed
Location: Lincolnton, Nc

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that's 100 % exact what I was looking for xclusive! I could not for the life of me think of the term for it.
You find your core off a totaled 2 seater?


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