I bought a 1985 300DT for $3k last month, 153k miles, engine in reasonably good condition (lasted 11-12 seconds during the thumb over the valve cover port test) . The brake pad light came on soon afterwards and there are no lights in the instrument cluster, but the one thing that has me stumped right now is the passenger side hood hinge support. The lower pin and housing had frozen up and some PO (either #1 or #2, I'm #3) managed to apply enough force to rip the whole bottom assembly right through the sheet metal. It looks like a hard spot to work on, let alone repair properly (see attached pic of the bottom of the hinge pivot).

What are my options? Should I see what the local indy says or tackle it myself?

thanks,

Geodad

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