Since the freezer only cost you $10, I would take the risk and bend the coils back. I did the same thing with an upright freezer I got on craigslist. Just take your time and go slow. Make sure you don't kink any of the lines. Here is a pic of mine. You can see I bent one shelf down and two...
I'm looking to buy faucets and shanks for a keezer that I am building. I thought there might be people out there who have upgraded to Perlicks and might want to get rid of there old faucets. If anyone has anything they are willing to sell me cheap, I would appreciate it.
I did the same thing to make a kegerator. My advice is to take your time and bend them slowly if you do it. The risk is breaking the likes. I bought the freezer for $40 off craigslist, so I wasn't to worried about it though.