Auto body repair & detailing: Frame on Firebird, hood latch, radiator support


Question
My nephew got his 95 Bird up under a SUV and smashed the doghouse.  I thought this would be a good project for my son and I. I found good used fenders, hood and front cap.  My concern is that the sub structure or frame behind the radaitor is slightly bent back. No radiator damage. The hood latch may be able to be adjusted but the air filter box will not open since there is no room to flip the latches.  Any suggestions on how to straighten this out?  I'm thinking that my son may drive like his cousin, so I don't want to spend a lot.  Thanks for your time.

Answer
It sounds like you have a damaged radiator support.Without having frame pulling equipment it would be hard to repair.You could try a comealong and a couple of solid trees,if that doesn`t work you could take it to a body shop and have them do a rough pull to get everything to line up.The cost for this should be around 2 to 300 dollars