bent frame, still worth it?

[2ndb18]

My 88 hatch has a bent frame casue it got hit in the front, it pulls to the right kinda bad. If i get it aligned do you guys think it would still be worth keeping it and building it or should i just drive it to school for a year or so then sell it. It has a new d15b2 and clutch but the interior is not good and it has a few dents.

[Ace$nyper]

keep year sell it bent frame in PITA look for nother 4g

[shaddr3]

drive the hell out of it man! how much does it cost to get aligned?

[2ndb18]

about 100 bucks i think to get it aligned but that just makes it steer straight. I am just wonderin if its worth it to keep this car or not

[travagliante]

if the frame is bent, i would get rid of it. Its not really safe. How did you get hit?

My sugguestion would be to find a bare car (same year) and swap the parts on it or just part it out on AF or ebay. Im sure you can usually get a good amount for undamaged body panels, etc...

[Cjz89civic]

Originally Posted by 2ndb18

My 88 hatch has a bent frame casue it got hit in the front, it pulls to the right kinda bad. If i get it aligned do you guys think it would still be worth keeping it and building it or should i just drive it to school for a year or so then sell it. It has a new d15b2 and clutch but the interior is not good and it has a few dents.

You sure its a bent frame if you a wheel alignment is not going to help and I doubt you can get a frame alignment for $100. If you can do the frame and you should be good to go. You could have bent a-arm or strut rod if thats all it is you can go to the local J/Y and pick one up for little or nothing off any 4th gen civic 2dr, 4dr, or rex there all the same size.

[1PhatCX]

if its just the front cross member under the rad thats bent then replace it! i got one for 50 bux when i put my car onto a curb, took me an hour 2 replace it cuz it had snow all built up inside lol, but yea if its the piece under the rad it IS replaceable, just find a nice solid one and replace it. mine pulled 2 when i curbed the car and since i replaced it, its fine now, do ur front wheels look pushed back into the wheel well a bit? like towards the back? if so thats prolly wut it is, theres a rod connected to the LCA that goes to the frame/cross member, if that gets pushed back it makes the car pull 2 one side alot.


just my 2 cents, and i hope thats what is wrong so u can keep ur hatchie on the road!

[shaddr3]

if you sold it, how much are you looking at to sell it? buddy of mine might be interested.