Dedham, MA
Quoted from uncivil_engineer:As requested…
The door still opens and closes, but grinds a bit. I don't know if the door pillar is bent. Even if I had a door and fender, there is damage by the door plate that will need a body shop to fix.
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First of all, I'm glad your daughter is okay.
Secondly, I restore classic Porsches. This is a *really* bad spot for damage, and I'd be surprised if there's no frame damage. At the least, it's going to need to go on a frame machine to verify that it's not bent.
Don't **** around on this and keep driving it. Please especially don't let a kid drive it. There are a million things that could be damaged that could lead to a worse accident. Suspension, brakes. Hell, you could have a bearing lock up.
Think of it like a pinball machine. Neglected maintenance is how machines get routed. A car is an even more tightly set of integrated systems.
Frame damage = misalignment. Which means suspension not working right. Which can mean brakes not working well. Which means increased wear on every part of the system.
