Collision - front end repair engine bay

[quick_88]

About 7 - 8 months ago my brother ran his truck into a sand barrel barricade on his way home from work. The truck has been sitting since. I started to tear into it yesterday just to see the extent of the damage. All i found that was alarming was the steering tab had been broken off the knuckle/spindle and the box engine bay frame (whats the correct term for this?) is pushed in. I have some pics but cant find the attachment button thats suppose to be at the bottom of the page? . How would one repair this? pull it out or bang it out with a sledge? I did not see any cracks in the welds of the a arms or brackets. They do not looked to be touched.

Any one wanting to sell a left Steering knuckle /spindle for a 99 4x4 for sale ? lol


Thanks for your help!

 

[02RangerXLT]

The attachment button is right below where you type your posts in... you just have to click on "manage attachments"...

 

[quick_88]

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[Ranger Sport Honduras]

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[quick_88]

here we go
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[02RangerXLT]

It says this at the bottom of the page under posting rules . . .

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Mine allows me... maybe you have to have a certain number of posts, probably there to keep spammers out.

 

[quick_88]

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Mine allows me... maybe you have to have a certain number of posts, probably there to keep spammers out.

I think its a certain number of posts usually it is. owell they are up now

so any thoughts on what i can do with the frame (engine bay box) . Anything else look odd to anyone in those pictures? just incase i missed something

 

[quick_88]

anyone?

 

[Shran]

If you hope to put fenders on it that line up with the rest of the body, I would think about replacing the whole radiator core support. Other than that it doesn't look too bad.

 

[TimV]

The front frame crossbar will have to be trimmed off and have the frame horn straightened. Then a new crossbar welded on. I recently just did this to mine(hit a pole with a concrete base, darn ice). I have to be honest, it was not that easy to straighten the frame. I had to stick a 5' 2x2 piece of box steel into the end of the frame and hit it with a forklift at work to get the frame horn straightened out.

Looks like it needs:
-Radiator support
-Fiberglass piece that supports the headlights
-New LF fender
-Suspension parts you listed
-Front crossbar and frame straightened. The crossbar cost me $30 at a junkyard.
-New lights
-Bumper & bumper mounts
-Grill
-Front valence
-Many, many hours of labor.

When I did mine I only had to replace the front crossbar, the bumper & mounts, the grill and valence. Still cost me close to $400 in parts. With a truck in the condition of yours, it might be better to look for a similar truck with a blown engine and just do an engine swap.

 

[quick_88]

Hey thank you both for the help. I may just try to cut the bent pieces out and replace them with a pieces from a junkyard truck. hmmm i may first try to just heat it up and pull er out and see where that gets me lol

 

[Downey]

get a new truck your going to have a ton of money into if b4 its fixed