Hi, so before you go telling me I'm nuts, let me start by saying I've done this before. I used to race a Chevy Cavalier in an enduro class that was de-crumpled so many times it looked like tinfoil before I finally sent it to the crusher. The little damage on this car is nothing in comparison.

I've got a '94 Civic Si hatch that's my baby, I've owned it for about 8 years now. A few years back, I dropped the passenger's wheel off into a ditch and bent the lower radiator support up a bit, and also twisted it, so now the radiator pokes up into the hood. I'm now in the process of doing body work to get it ready for a paint job, and want to fix this. I've already got it hooked up to the redneck frame machine (the front tires are up on ramps, tow hooks are chained to a tree behind the car, and 2.5T comealong between the radiator support and a tree in front) and have partially straightened the core support - but I don't want to go too far, that's when you start ripping the metal apart.

So, what I'm hoping for is a measurement from some point behind the core support to some point on the bottom of the core support, that I can use to get my car back to close to where it should be. Can anyone help me out?

 

Alright, I found the frame repair sections in the FSM, I think I'm all set.