Accident

[Smallblock454]

Hello,

the problem here is that this is not an easy fix if you want a good result, because of the rounded lines from the rear to the door. You can try to pull it out, but it is very very hard to get that fit exaclty, because of the round shape of the door, the inner door and the outside of the body plank. Also the intake/vent area is problematic, because the metal is "folded".

The question is also if the lines of the rear fender are correct or if the fender is closer to the tunk lid and convertible top case now. That could be a structural problem.

Structure of the door seems to be OK from the photo.

So the correct way would be to replace the rear right part completely.

Maybe you can find somebody who will replace it with a used body plank from a donor car.

Maybe you can find an older car body builder or a car restaurator who will try to fix it by pulling. But it will be time consuming and this repair will afford a kind of a patient metal artist.

Hope that helps.

Regards, Markus

[speaklow]

Thank you all for your suggestions and recommendations. It helped me to not feel so defeated. The first quote I got was from the Tucson Porsche dealers body shop. I think I'll get a few more quotes as well as speak to them more in depth about the specifics of this undertaking. I think if I know more about the repair process, I will feel more secure. Basically, I think its irrelevant about it losing more value with 2 accidents, since at this point, it's an old car and not worth a great deal of money. I'm too particular to have it not fixed properly, so I'm more than likely going to roll the dice and have it repaired. For now, I've parked him backwards in the carport, so he looks much better!

[rexcramer]

Glad to hear you are going to give it a go. Please post updates as you go through the process. I'm sure we can all learn from your situation.

[CoBeerToad]

BAM!