Rad Support bent to sh*t

[GrayYaris]

I have noticed the bottom part of my radiator support has been seriously bent for a few years but I now have a leaking radiator which has forced me to look a little closer under the car. I noticed that the left side of the rad the support is crushed also! Previously I assumed that the bottom piece bending was just from hitting frozen slush in the winter but after a second look that metal is pretty thick. Does anyone else have a bent radiator support due to frozen flush in the winter?

Here is a picture of the bent piece on the left (left side of the car) of the radiator.
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Here is the rad leaking and support under it totally bent.
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btw Any recommendations on a decent radiator that won't leave me broke?

[JudgeM]

I don't know if this is possible in the area you live, but there are places that can repair radiators.

[Bluevitz-rs]

Just get a used one an flush it before use.

[tmontague]

^this. Shouldn't be very expensive.

[Bluevitz-rs]

you might want to replace that rad support too if you can unbolt it.

[jcboy]

might have been in an accident before? used one from a junkyard that passed a pressure test of would ideally be the least expensive.

[brushforhire]

Actually, I just ordered those two pieces for my car. I got side support and the lower rad support for $48 shipped. Mine wasn't bent quite that bad, though. I did hit a snow pile when I bent mine. I didn't even realize I bent anything until I started my engine swap.

The rad support comes apart super easy. One nice thing about this setup.