Hey Dennis,
I had a panel beater look at the car yesterday and said the easiest and cheapest way to fix the damage with prefect results is to find a nose cut.
I went and saw a 87 GZE today which has a slightly damaged nose and a bit of rust. Guy is asking $1000 without seats, motor and gearbox. Slightly tempted to buy it
1. To sell the parts and help others
2. Possibly fix my car with it if the parts are salvageable
3. As a parts car if anything else ever happens.
I'd prefer to find a mr2 with a good front end or at least a nose cut that is in good shape because I do also need some interior parts.
Really don't know what to do at this point :(