replacing z32 front rad. support??

[hoov100]

got in a wreck a couple days ago and it pushed the rad. support to the front of the motor, luckily i have an electric fan so it took the blow, now the hood and both fenders along with the entire front bumper, airbags and ECU need replaced, but my question is, is it as simple as cutting the old one off, square everything up and welding a new one in??

 

[mom'sZ]

is it as simple as cutting the old one off, square everything up and welding a new one in?

Sorry for your misfortune. Anyhow, it's not to much more complex then that but one thing I'd like to point out as a former collision tech is you have the order of operation slightly off. First square the chassis, then cut off the bent core support. Use the bent core support as your attachment point, try to envision the wreck, as it happen, and reverse the order of the damage. As you pull on the bent core support it will pull out the secondary damage to the rest of the structure. Look for slight kinks and bends in the inner fender structures and tap on them with a body hammer as you apply pressure. Steel has elasticity and wants to go back to it's original shape, you just need to give it a little help. Just about the time the bent panel is about to tear it's welds loose, the adjoining panels will be realigned. In fact, I used to quite often use the frame machine to remove (yank off) the damaged panel. Then replace the entire panel. welding it back on in the same place the old one was welded. Good luck!!

[hoov100]

it was an SUV that hit me, the fender wells are strait and not wrinkled, the big metal tube behind the bumper took almost all of the damage, ill go to the impound and get some pics of the damaged parts, but mostly the rad support and bumper re-inforcment took ALOT of the damage.