Radiator support Alignment??
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Flower Mound TX
Radiator support Alignment??
I am finally doing initial body work now that I have body panel and front clip re-bonded. I also have bonded a new left inner fender since it was broke, and "fixed" by a previous owner.
before I bonded the front clip and panels, I leveled the body and squared it up to the frame. I did torque all body bolts to 100lbs prior to the bonding.
So heres the issue/question.
I am placing the radiator support on so I dont need to keep supporting the nose with my engine hoist. The support is a tight fit between the fenders without spaces. The 2 holes in the bottom of the radiator support do not exactly line up with the holdes int he front cross member. it is about a 1/2 bolt off.
I have loosened the front cross member from the frame extensions and even loosened the frame extensions from the frame. but still they wont align.
Do I need to back off the body bolts a hair to give the body a little plat and try to get them aligned that way? essentially the radiator support needs to move toward the driver side some how.
before I bonded the front clip and panels, I leveled the body and squared it up to the frame. I did torque all body bolts to 100lbs prior to the bonding.
So heres the issue/question.
I am placing the radiator support on so I dont need to keep supporting the nose with my engine hoist. The support is a tight fit between the fenders without spaces. The 2 holes in the bottom of the radiator support do not exactly line up with the holdes int he front cross member. it is about a 1/2 bolt off.
I have loosened the front cross member from the frame extensions and even loosened the frame extensions from the frame. but still they wont align.
Do I need to back off the body bolts a hair to give the body a little plat and try to get them aligned that way? essentially the radiator support needs to move toward the driver side some how.
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 364
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From: Flower Mound TX
Well sometimes you need to just step away and thing about it. My goodness. I noticed the left holewas forward and right, the right was just to the right.
So as it turns out I need to pivot the body just a bit on the right rear most body mount. that swung the nose around just enough to align those holes.
So as it turns out I need to pivot the body just a bit on the right rear most body mount. that swung the nose around just enough to align those holes.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 331
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
Nice looking custom radiator mounts, as a word of caution - It looks like there isn't much room for expansion and contraction of the radiator in the mount. The original ones had rubber on them to absorb expansion and contraction.
