Video - need advice on stock c5 radiator support piece
05-04-2016, 07:24 AM
#2
I think the newer revision of the support is beefed up in that region.
EDIT:
from your video it looks like the actual support part of the bracket is a single straight sheet of metal, as opposed to the above
EDIT:
from your video it looks like the actual support part of the bracket is a single straight sheet of metal, as opposed to the above
Last edited by el es tu; 05-04-2016 at 07:29 AM.
05-04-2016, 11:53 AM
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Last edited by froggy47; 05-04-2016 at 11:56 AM.
05-04-2016, 12:25 PM
#4
crap might have been a c6...
Heres a C5 one:
from c5racer.com
http://www.c5racer.com/catalog/c5-c6...r-support.html
It looks like you could weld in reinforcements on the undersides to triangulate the brackets
Heres a C5 one:
from c5racer.com
http://www.c5racer.com/catalog/c5-c6...r-support.html
It looks like you could weld in reinforcements on the undersides to triangulate the brackets
Last edited by el es tu; 05-04-2016 at 12:31 PM.
05-04-2016, 12:30 PM
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crap might have been a c6... I wonder if the C6 ones would bolt up to the C5
Heres a C5 one:
from c5racer.com
http://www.c5racer.com/catalog/c5-c6...r-support.html
Heres a C5 one:
from c5racer.com
http://www.c5racer.com/catalog/c5-c6...r-support.html
Guess I am the only one with this issue? Or maybe the other guys with race radiators just haven't looked closely.
05-05-2016, 11:10 AM
#9
I have not found aftermarket rads well supported but we all must use them. Your lower rad support looks to have taken some abuse. We all that that too. I would just put a weld bead on the crack and add weld similar thin metal to reinforce it. I like to disconnect ECU's when welding on cars.
05-05-2016, 01:44 PM
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I have not found aftermarket rads well supported but we all must use them. Your lower rad support looks to have taken some abuse. We all that that too. I would just put a weld bead on the crack and add weld similar thin metal to reinforce it. I like to disconnect ECU's when welding on cars.
05-05-2016, 02:25 PM
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Had the same cracking problem on my 03 Z06 car. Took a piece of 3/16" sheet stock and cut a triangle, if I remember correctly 1" tall and 2" wide. Tig welded it to the support and no problems after the fix for 2 seasons before I sold car.
05-05-2016, 02:48 PM
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I have not found aftermarket rads well supported but we all must use them. Your lower rad support looks to have taken some abuse. We all that that too. I would just put a weld bead on the crack and add weld similar thin metal to reinforce it. I like to disconnect ECU's when welding on cars.
05-05-2016, 03:33 PM
#14
This will get you started. It is a controversial issue and many just weld. I go one step further and disconnect the ecu at it's plugs. When I do big project like a welded rollcage I take the ECU out or other sensitive electronics and put it on the shelf. I always have the shortest path to weld across putting the welding ground next to my work piece. So I don't ground at the front bumper and work on the back bumper as an example.
Your ecu is under the battery. That is why many use leak free batteries so acid does not leak on the wires. You access the ECU by taking out the inner fender liner and it is right there.
05-05-2016, 04:10 PM
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https://outbackjoe.com/macho-diverti...lding-circuit/
This will get you started. It is a controversial issue and many just weld. I go one step further and disconnect the ecu at it's plugs. When I do big project like a welded rollcage I take the ECU out or other sensitive electronics and put it on the shelf. I always have the shortest path to weld across putting the welding ground next to my work piece. So I don't ground at the front bumper and work on the back bumper as an example.
Your ecu is under the battery. That is why many use leak free batteries so acid does not leak on the wires. You access the ECU by taking out the inner fender liner and it is right there.
This will get you started. It is a controversial issue and many just weld. I go one step further and disconnect the ecu at it's plugs. When I do big project like a welded rollcage I take the ECU out or other sensitive electronics and put it on the shelf. I always have the shortest path to weld across putting the welding ground next to my work piece. So I don't ground at the front bumper and work on the back bumper as an example.
Your ecu is under the battery. That is why many use leak free batteries so acid does not leak on the wires. You access the ECU by taking out the inner fender liner and it is right there.