I beat the hood mostly flat using several blocks of wood and a sledge (thanks Chris for the tip) and pulled out the latches with rope and an oak tree. The hood now closes and latches completely, and even pops up when I pull the hood release inside the car. So it's operating like new, but looks like shit. Will be good enough though. I might try to flatten out the crease a little more. The left headlight assy will be OK, the alignment bracket was bent up a little bit but I think I have it bent back into shape. The plastic trim is broken in a couple places but I think glue can fix that. The right fender still needs some work, I need to find my big pipewrench and try to bend the point back up so the parking light will go into place, the right side plastics are also a loss. The radiator isn't leaking and the pressure is being held inside it although i'm not sure I trust it. The A/C still works too.

I might be able to patch this back together and make it inspection-worthy for much less than I originally thought.







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Matt L. -- Cary, NC -- '91 740 wagon