Radiator support repair
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Radiator support repair
I have a 72 small block coupe with a radiator support in need of repair. I'm trying to find out if I need to support anything up front while the radiator support is out of the car for a couple of days.
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No. Nothing needs to be supported. Just make sure when you pull it out that you count and label the shims under the two bolts on the lower left and right of the support so they go back in the same place.
Last edited by CanadaGrant; Nov 22, 2016 at 11:28 PM.
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note the boomerang shaped cross support the thing was setting on was a holy mess too, so that was replaced also.....noted one thing, the support has mounting nutz/holes on the bottom, but the new cross support has not bolt holes in it, so I never tied the rad support to the cross support....been that way for decades.....
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agree!
If you have to lean on the front for doing work, I suggest supporting it. Also, before you take things apart, I would measure from the floor to the centerline of the front bumper and write down as a reference in case you need to know later if something does not look right.
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Agree and good advice!!
If you have to lean on the front for doing work, I suggest supporting it. Also, before you take things apart, I would measure from the floor to the centerline of the front bumper and write down as a reference in case you need to know later if something does not look right.
If you have to lean on the front for doing work, I suggest supporting it. Also, before you take things apart, I would measure from the floor to the centerline of the front bumper and write down as a reference in case you need to know later if something does not look right.
