Front End Issues, Information Great!

[XGamesJ6]

So i have the 1993 olds cutlass 3.1L V6 with the wonderful Bright Aqua color, well recently in this rainy november weather...I had a little meeting with the rear end of a ford explorer, long story short, i slid into them, and hit them, and went down, all lights, gone, cept fog and side turn signals, and bumper and hood are gone..but replaceable, all looks alright and fixable, except for one part where it got bent, and im curious if i can leave it like this, or if i should really get it fixed...




As you can see, the cross beam that holds the engine mounts is bent in, kind of straight, on the right side, just curious if this will destroy anything over time, like the engine or trans, it seems to be pushing the engine back and a little to the left, now, there is almost no play in the engine, where as before i could rock the whole thing back and forth, and it would move freely. any info would be GREAT!

Just bummed about this accident, first one ever, hope its not a big deal...

[xeroinfinity]

Yeah that probly needs straightend,(thats the upper radiator support) or at least have it checked out by a specialist, kinda hard to tell from just pics though.

Your car could dog track when driving because the engine/trans allignment is possibly off.

Plus I wouldnt know for sure with out measuring everything.
Did it bend the engine corner support brace that was there ??


Hope everyone was ok from the incident.

[XGamesJ6]

well my guess was if that support brace was there, it wouldnt have been so bad, the one on the left got bent, didnt even have the one on the right, while back i busted the head off a nut trying to remove it so i could replace the battery, i was actually planning on fixing that this weekend, but now its not so big a deal