Slide into ditch frame damage help!

[Spiker]

My frame from the weldnut forward by the sway bar is bent towards the fender. Its a small kink, small bend but it was enough to make a nice little space disconnecting the spot welds on the bar that the radiator sits on at the front. The top is still connected but the bottom is broken apart. I need to fix the weld nut cuz it broke and i need to bend the frame back and weld it somehow. Anyone got any ideas? I had a few ideas to bend it back but i want more options before i try mines. Want to try the best easiest way first or rather do it the right way the first time around. Slid into a ditch.



Pics

broken gap

kink

one you can see distance between the kink and gap

otherside of car everything is fine..

[cmoody2006]

Put it on a frame rack and pull/beat it back into submission I've gotta do something similar with my vert Mine split at the bottom of the radiator core support not as bad as yours tho... Ghetto way would be to hook it up to a tree and pull it back with a winch or strap or something of that sort

[Spiker]

I have a cumolong a power puller thing and i was going to try do it sideways but i dunno if things would get in my way up there. I was also thinking of putting a scissors jack between it and a wall and putting something inside the hole to keep it sturdy and then just cranking it. The next thing i was thinking was to just cut it and re weld a plate i need to get to the weld nut anyway. Then i was thinking of tieing it off to a truck with a chain and then driving slowly towards the driver side to pull it but i dont want to damage more things... Im broke a** and i just want to find a way i can do it myself i dont got a frame rack or whatever the hell its called and i sure as hell cant afford putting it on one. Thanks for the replys any ideas besides mines.. or opinions on mines would be nice as i dont want to do more damage then there already is before i fix it...

[Spiker]

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[cmoody2006]

similar damage on mine but mine's not as bad... what about ratchet strapping your tow hooks together and see if it pulls the bent side in?

[MR.chris]

That looks like a pretty hard hit you might be able to fix the damage with a comealong and a MIG welder but I'm not so sure. Just try to anchor the car to a tree and then do your pull with a comealong. You will probably need to remove your fenders to anchor the car, having a 6lb hammer and a blow torch always helps!

[Firewind]

Yeah, honestly, you're entire frame could be out of alignment, just hooking this up to a tree and trying to pull it strate is going to work. I'd be looking at a professional shop look this over as unibody frames are a pain, and a lot of times will have more damage done to them then just the area you think.

Repair shops should be able to bring the frame back to specs.