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Old 10-17-2009, 04:43 AM   #1
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Steel upper radiator support
im looking to make a upper radiator support out of steel to replace the stock plastic support. It is really flimsy because i cut the lower half of it off where it bolted to the stock fan. i cut it because i swapped a set of 4th gen fans onto the radiator and it got in the way. it works for now but i dont like how flimsy it is. i've seen pics of metal supports and i cant find them anywhere so im going to try yo make one.

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Old 10-17-2009, 07:40 PM   #2
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Re: Steel upper radiator support
no bolt on replacement exsists, you do have to make your own. Its not hard, though i would use stainless or aluminum.

Have to find somebody with a break to make a couple bends, then cut to size and drill the mounting holes
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Old 10-17-2009, 07:47 PM   #3
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Re: Steel upper radiator support
thats how mine is. Had a peice cut out of aluminum and had the end bent to go under the radiator. here is a couple of pics of it to give you a idea.




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Old 10-20-2009, 04:23 AM   #4
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Re: Steel upper radiator support
wow that looks good, i guess im gonna start making mine soon.
looks like i'll be cutting up some old speed limit signs i have and polish them up lol.
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Old 10-20-2009, 09:49 PM   #5
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Re: Steel upper radiator support
heres what i came up with


I am going to sand it down and re-paint it. (paint came out shitty)
but it did do what I wanted it to do.

sorry if the pics are too big

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Old 10-21-2009, 07:44 PM   #6
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Re: Steel upper radiator support
that looks good. Here is the one I made. It's made of steel. I plan on either chroming or painting it.
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Old 10-21-2009, 10:57 PM   #7
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Re: Steel upper radiator support
mine, came with the car. it has a griffin radiator so it might be a griffin part. has the k&n stop sign on it in the middle if you're wondering
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Old 10-22-2009, 08:31 PM   #8
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how did you make those bends red406?
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Old 10-23-2009, 04:58 AM   #9
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A metal brake.
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A metal brake.
That came out really good. Very clean looking.
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Old 11-01-2009, 08:50 AM   #11
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Thanks. It was actually a fun little project.
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I plan to try making the same one. What gauge steel is that?
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Old 11-01-2009, 03:41 PM   #13
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Re: Steel upper radiator support
Member JerryWho made a nice aluminum one up for me. The pictures are in this thread.

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/co...tallation.html (Summit Radiator Installation)
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I plan to try making the same one. What gauge steel is that?
20 ga.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/spetroff/1414925017/
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Re: Steel upper radiator support
Where did you get the fuel door? BTW, awesome radiator support piece.
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Old 11-02-2009, 06:33 PM   #17
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here is mine
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