Should be at about 1/4 of the gauge IIRC. It's if lower, the thermostat may be stuck open.
I started coating the front impact absorber with flex seal. Also got in touch someone that should be able to start doing some frame repair to the sections i cut out. He said he'd be calling around for a place where I could chemically strip the frame. The one he used before is about 3 mins from my job.