[Blown06]

So the front end damage is more than just sheetmetal, both frame rails are pushed over and have kinks just forward of the crossmember:



Right side kink, going down.



Knowing how soft these frame rails are, I decided to cut out the factory core support crossmember and see if I could straighten them myself. So after a few hours of tugging with a come a long and hammering, their straight enough for me.







I figured I would get a new core support crossmember from Porterbuilt, so I contacted Laid Back Recreations about a few things and they got me fixed up.