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Originally Posted by yellowperil
Just bought back my damaged car this afternoon. Couldn't bear the thought of it going to a salvage yard.,
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I think that is a good move whether you fix it or not. Sure, the car is definitely totalled, but that's the economic side of things. If you do decide to investigate fixing it just pull the door and seats and decide whether you want to weld in the door sill, inner sill, lock post and all that. Maybe it will need a LH floor pan.
If you get that far, then you can rack it and check out the suspension and mounting points. There is no reason to write off the car until you understand what it needs. If that car was sitting here that's exactly what I'd do.
If you want to take detailed pics of all you find, good and bad, there are enough of us here to tell you what might be done, what is feasible and what the outcome might be.
And I guess you know quite a bit about this yourself, so dig in and we'll follow along.
BTW, if you put the build thread over on the 911 tech BBS, be sure to link that here.
Good luck.
Edit: Looking more closely at the pics, I see about 4 hours on the lower A pillar once you get the front fender off. At the very least, you need a front fender (that dent is hard to fix, but fixable. It's only time...now), a door and the entire rear quarter from package tray to the base of the A pillar. Get the car on a lift and check for any buckling at the floor where the pedals mount. That can be terminal.