hinges on door

Sorry to hear about your troubles. The problem with the door may go beyond just the hinges, if the jamb itself got dented or bent, even new hinges won't fix the problem. A hammer might get the jamb back into shape, but the only way to know for sure is someone with autobody experience will have to look at it.

there's an old cave man trick where you put a wooden block in the door jamb and close it , this bends back the hinge , your experience may vary .

So the caveman approach is in my price range at the present time and i figure I'll be replacing the door, hinges and if my bad luck holds, the front fender too. How large a wood block and how do I position it for maximum chance of success? thanks!

I re read your post and sounds more like the thing is destroyed , any way , all we would do is open the door , put a wooden handle by the upper jamb and close the door , up top to bend it up and down low to bend it down . I remember having a chevette with a door that you could bend and distort by hand . Like in the movies where the guy would tear the door off . If you can weld anythings possible , we didn't really have to care about inspections and looks back then .