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So I recently purchased a ek and the front panel gap between the hood and the grille is terrible. I believe it’s from a bent radiator frame but i have no idea of how i would reform it without damaging anything else.

 
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The answer is carefully. Typically that happens from a relatively hard front end collision. I’d verify nothing else is damaged before proceeding.

 
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Photos?

 
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Do you have body work experience?

 
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Not at all i’m brand new to the car scene, still in highschool. But I do know plenty of people who know all the ins and outs of a civic.

 
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i’ll try to take some next time i’m free, the bumper is bolted on right now, it isn’t major damage, looks like it was jacked up from the front. But now my hood won’t fully latch and i can’t open it unless someone puts weight on top.

 
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It wasn’t from a collision looks like a jack or a brick had pushed on the bottom. hood doesn’t fully latch and can’t open it without someone putting weight on top.

 
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Potentially someone jacked up the car on the rad support and bent it, either they used the wrong spot or the rad support is rotten/weak.

 
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I’m positive it’s a bent rad support, so what should i do, at a minimal cost?

 
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Buy a new car.
Swapping a rad support is a big job that takes a lot of time and effort. You have to drill out a ton of spot weld and then weld the new one back in, while keeping everything aligned.

 
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the odds of me doing any of that is very slim, if don’t have any fab skills and also can’t get a job till summer.

 
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i would suggest selling - those questions should have been asked before buying...
we have not seen pics, so can't suggest any further anyway.

 
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Exactly, sell it and get something else