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Old Aug 10, 2018 | 12:30 PM
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Hey C5 folks. I'm hoping for a little help with a project that I'm working on.
I bent up my radiator support pretty bad a while back and I'm in the process of fabricating a new one. So I'm
Hoping someone here has one laying around and could give me a side shot of one with a square or ruler so I have a sense of scale.
I'll actually be using the pictures as a reference to cut out sheet metal on a waterjet, so if anyone is interested I could post
pictures of that process as well.

I'm sure this is a little weird for a first post, but I really appreciate the help!

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Don’t have a support laying around, but good luck in making one. Post up some pics.
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Old Aug 10, 2018 | 01:45 PM
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Thanks for the support jack! It'll get done one way or another and I'll make sure to take some pictures.
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Old Aug 10, 2018 | 02:23 PM
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Where do you need the measurements from? This is my ECS craddle

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Old Aug 10, 2018 | 03:16 PM
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Awesome! I basically need the height from the lowest point to the highest point minus the thickness of the mounting plate.
If you can get me a picture of the side that would be great! The closer you are to 90* with the camera and the more lighting contrast the better.
I'm trying to get a silhouette of the side pieces basically.
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So, you need a pic of it standing on the end looking down? When the wife gets home with her cell phone I can get better pics
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Yeah, that or you could lay it on a table even and get a shot that way. Whatever works best!
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Any luck Smoken1?
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Got started on the fab. Lacked a 1 inch tube so I cut some 12 gauge 304, threw it on the press break, and then welded the two pieces together. Although a little time consuming I'm pretty sure that was the easy part.
now I need to find some time to pull my support out so I can get some measurements for the new one.
Pic of my car and water jet for kicks.


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