Heat-warped sheet metal is a royal PITA to work with. If there's more than blistered paint, pass up a restoration unless you plan to replace the entire front end sheet metal. It takes a lot of heat to damage major components like the engine, trans, etc., but the carburetor, starter, generator, and any wiring will be beyond help. If dash instruments are involved, the cost will go up accordingly!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!