Aloha all,
We just moved to Hawaii from NYC and I got a 1993 Volvo 960 Wagon. In pretty good shape except that it got T-ed on the passenger side door and fender a few weeks before I got it. The frame is bent right where the door and the front fender meet. Window is not broken but goes down about half way with a lot of strain. The dash is a bit shifted or just snug and smooshed in. The door closes and locks but it needs a really good slam to close.
Please see photo below.
I'm looking for some advice on the best way to fix this. First, I've called a few junkyards around Honolulu and they don't seem to have much of anything for this car. Are there any hidden junkyards or other used parts stores that I can find in the island that might have volvo parts?
Secondly: Has anyone here tried straightening the frame themselves? With what results and what kinds of tools am I looking at?
Thank you so much! I look forward to your suggestions and hopefully many years of fun and valuable exchanges in this forum.
ilir

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I'd start with Car-part.com - its a web site that searches all yards for you.

 

Thank you, mt6127! I did try car-part.com. I love that site. However, the closest I can find is San Francisco and as we all know, shipping to Hawaii is not cheap and most of the time they don't even want to to bother with it.
I was hoping there would be some junk yards in the island that are not listed.
Thank you!

 

plan b would be to search Craigs list...

 

Are you 100% sure about the frame damage? Going to be more than the cars worth just to fix that let alone the rocker panel, door, door jamb, fender, possible a-pillar, etc

 

First, this is the same as a 940 body--makes searches much easier. Doubt that Hawaii will have one in a junk yard but who knows?
This hit looks like it'd take some professional "frame" straitening, in quotes because these unibody cars don't really have true frame. Still, you need a frame machine to pull the metal back to where it should be--not easily done with home tools and frame work is costly!
Looks like you need a fender, a door and then the frame pull. Sadly, all of that if done right will be more than the car is worth, especially considering where you are...

 

ChopperMan, I'm not 100% sure the frame is bent but I assumed it was because there's quite a bit of an arc at the bottom of the a-pillar, as you can see from the photos.
I guess my question is: should I pull this caved in rocker or push it from the inside? I figured I can push it using a 2x4 and a jack leaning against a pillar or the wall in my car port. If I need to pull it though, what's the best tools for that?
Keep in mind, I don't need this to look perfect. I'd be happy if I can get the door to close without causing an earthquake each time and get the window to go down without all that strain.
Thank you!

 

Thanks, Lev.
Yeah, Like I said below, if I can get the door to close decently and the window to go down without much of a strain, I'd be happy. I don't need this to look perfect. In fact, even if it looks the same as now with the functionality improvements, I'd be fine. I can bang around a little inside the door panel to get the window to go down easy but the a-pillar and rocker might not be as easy.

 

Volvo structure is very strong! I had a helluva time trying to move a front rail down 1/2 inch. Couldn't budge it without hydrolics so I went to a frame guy. That bottom of the A pillar is your problem, you can remove the door and the fender and see what you have more clearly. A 2x4, come-alongs won't help you, you need serious pulling power and to tie the car down. But you can always try.