Will I have alignment issues after accident?

That is also what she said...

 

Then bang it like a 3 dollar hooker.

 

My sister wrecked her car 20 years ago and asked me to fix it. I covered three states taking panels off of different colored cars and when I got it back together it looked like a calico cat. She was pissed but drove it and people would back up when they saw her coming. I even replaced the trunk lid that was not even damaged.

 

What kind of car?

 

Mid 80's Malibu.

 

And they backed up because the car looked so sketchy...?

 

Correct. The front end was 5 colors.

 

@Bren

I saw this in the parking lot at the gym today and immediately thought of you!

 

HA...Hey, the body lines up! That rust has got to be man made, right?

 

Yeah, by putting unpainted factory panels on the car...

 

I didn't know they sold bare metal panels. I've only seen primered parts.

 

Yes...

That's part of the reason bodywork is so damn expensive!

 

Damn I'd buy that and DD it as is.

 

Just so you know the OP's car is a red EX model. The recent picture is one I took of a beige LX in the parking lot at my gym.

 

I just located a red Civic parts car in Rhode Island. I am gonna call the wreck yard on Monday to find out how much it will be. Some stranger I met on the street recommended car-part.com and I am so glad they did! It searches millions of parts and allowed me to filter by closest distance. I will post pics of the tear down and when it is put back together.

 

Drove up to Rhode Island on Thursday. It was a 5 hour trip and that was the longest trip I've taken with my Tacoma. 227,000 miles and it performed great. I even got 23 mpg. I have all the civic parts at my house and hopefully I can get going on it by Sunday. It cost me $500 for the fender, hood(brackets & hood lock included), headlight, and a passenger door.

 

Update: I had the radiator support pulled at a body shop. They also aligned the fender/hood and it cost $500. I had dropped it off to get a quote, but they started working on it without telling me. And one of the bolt holes for the headlight is still not fixed, which was one of the main reasons I was having a professional do it. Unfortunately, my family has known this guy for over 30 years and it makes it hard to complain. I am eating it and I will not use him anymore. On the plus side, the car is closer to being done. I got the right passenger motor mount coming in tomorrow and I have a set of tires being installed Monday. I will hopefully have the hood, headlight, and bumper back on this weekend. Total $$ invested so far is $1700.

 

Final Update: All put together. Still working out some slight non-related running issues, but it's drivable.