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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 10:07 AM
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Some of us have had to lower the front radiator support to make room for an intercooler. This causes our already lowered cars to scrape on more stuff. I know some of you *cough* Bret *cough* have modified this radiator support so it doesn't hang down so low.

If you have done this and have pictures or drawings of the cuts/welds please post
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I'll hit you up next week when I start on mine. I've gotta lower my cradle so I can build a new inlet for my F2. Going to try and get it low enough that I can run some kind of volute on it when at the track or in Mexico.....
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I'll hit you up next week when I start on mine. I've gotta lower my cradle so I can build a new inlet for my F2. Going to try and get it low enough that I can run some kind of volute on it when at the track or in Mexico.....
Sounds good!
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I didn't get any pics, but I just modified the brackets that are tacked on from the factory. Cut them off, bent them so they're straight and rewelded them on. I'm going to see about building something cleaner and more secure this weekend if I get time.
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Just what the doctor ordered...I've got a new rad support going in and I'd love to raise it up now that I have a cut down Dewitt's ....way to many spacers in there the air deflector rubs everywhere
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Originally Posted by c5mtl
Just what the doctor ordered...I've got a new rad support going in and I'd love to raise it up now that I have a cut down Dewitt's ....way to many spacers in there the air deflector rubs everywhere
I left the spacers and everything in place from the original A&A kit. I needed all the room I could get since the Cartek brackets mount the F2 1" lower than A&A's. I trimmed my air deflector so its not constantly rubbing and my car is SLAMMED in the front.
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I would like pics too, I'm researching intercoolers also..
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