Amar -

My crash wasn't as bad, but I had a similar problem back in October when an F150 plowed into the middle of my hood - (http://brickboard.com/RWD/index.htm?id=1121274) - and did all the work in my carport in Alaska, so it's eminently doable. Many good tips have already been provided, so I'll just chip in with my $0.02 -

The whole upper and lower rad support panels and risers in between should be available off of a scrap car in one piece. I found that to be a little trick to get into place, but doable. It might help to remove the front-most bolts at the top of the fenders to get things in place. I did not remove the bumper to make this happen, so you don't have to pull it off if you don't want to.

Aligning the hood is a bit annoying, to say the least. It may have been the cold that colored my annoyance, however.

Might as well do the proper ecode upgrade if the money is available. I did it and, to quote a friend with a 245 up here, my low beams are now better than his non-ecode high beams. Get the relays and proper adapters.

I thought about yanking the AC, but didn't bother to spend the time. I figure I can go back pull it later, if need be.

Trying to think of other things - will update as I think of them.

Zach
Anchorage, AK
1990 245 w/246k miles - back on the road!