Ding

[BigElCat]

I think you can get behind it. Remove the back seat, and right side rear plastic panel off. You can put a long flat bar or super large flat screw driver in the corner of the jamb, and hammer out. Put a square dolly in behind the raised crease, and tap it down.

You'll be able to make the door work. It's a bad place for bondo, what with door slamming and all.

I hate pics and videos of Festivas being trashed, just because they're 'cheap cars'. I know you like yours, so be careful.

[Nerd Racing]

welding with a mig is pretty easy to learn if you have the time and a good project.

[Festiva_Fred]

^Agreed. I'm a bodyman, even if you pulled that out the best you could with welding on tabs and using a frame machine, then studgun etc.. after it's pulled to where it's supposed to be. Whats left will be weakened to the point of being unsafe, proper way is get it pulled out, cut off that section of jam and weld in a new one like FB71 said.

[FB71]

then this is a good time to learn!

[KJ4YXY]

you need to cut out and replace that jamb! No amount of hammering will get that straight enough.

I dont know how to weld.

[FB71]

you need to cut out and replace that jamb! No amount of hammering will get that straight enough.

[KJ4YXY]

Looks like you have alot more work before Bondo!!!

I still need to alighn the original part of the frame to the door. After that I will most likely do bondo.

[hotfordcat]

Looks like you have alot more work before Bondo!!!

[KJ4YXY]

As yall might know I wrecked my car.
Here are photo updates of the work that has been done.

Original:




After Work:






Slowly you can see my progress.
Now time for bondo and smoothing out...