Yes the first one was the one I was thinking about.

 

I've worked at a few bodyshops and a street rod shop. I've seen and been involved with just about every manner of frame and body straightenings, pulling and cut and resection in pieces (or new 'front frame' welded on). The above statement just isn't true except for the most serious crashes. Yours isn't anywhere near serious based on what I'm seeing. But depends on the tools/skill/money/resources/personal drive an owner has at hand. The problem is, the average 'joe' looks at some crash damage and it's "Wow!" ...but a body guy thinks in terms of 'steps to repair' and can visualize the parts and labor needed, and measures it against other projects he's done in the past. This looks like an easy job to an experienced body guy (probably like crossing a mountain to average owners).

That's why I suggest you take it to a couple shops and get an estimate and have some detailed discussions with them how they'd proceed about the repair, before you attempt to go it on your own. You'll learn a lot just in the process. I think it would help you save time & money going forward, even if you do it on your own. At least at that point, you'll have heard from other body guys how they would tackle the problem step by step, so you could replicate the steps too. ALSO, it could be the case that 4-6 hours of shop labor to pull it out would be money well spent.

 

My 99 was hit in the side like this and fixed on the cheap by the PO. I did a revision on their repair by cutting out the patched up rockers and having a welding shop fab in 2x6 solid steel rockers with ties to the main frame rails. You could do this and then pull the B pillar out to the new rocker rail and tie it in. This will resolve the structual weakness you have now and help if you ever get hit again. However, if your roof rain rail is bent by the movement of the B pillar I would pass, there are too many other xj's sitting around with straight metal.