got my ac condenser, and my radiator installed today but when i went to put on my shroud, it was to short, has anyone else ran into this problem?

my radiator is 27inches long, and my shroud is 25 inches, what should i do ?

 

27 views and no replys?, does anyone else have this problem? i only have alittle bit of my radiator showing on my driver side but yeah, any input would be helpful

 

Aftermarket radiator // fan(s) // shroud? Or stock parts but not going back together? Holes for fan // shroud not linning up as they should?

The only thing I can think to do is get the plastic zip-tie looking things that come with some aftermarket trans coolers if they're long enough, & mount them using the ties.

I hear it's got to be done carefully so as not to rupture any tubes in the rad!......

Sorry, I haven't got experience with this type of problem.
Good luck

 

its an aftermarket radiator, and the fan and shroud are off a camaro, the holes are lining up but the shroud is too short to cover all of the radiator

 

i wouldnt worry about it is the shroud is a little short, wont hurt anything.

 

ok, my next question for you guys is this, are the ac codenser and the radiator suppost to bolt to the car in any way??, im not seeing holes to bolt either of them down

 

We don't have A/C so I can't help there.
The top is held in with the 2 brackets that have rubber insulators--
there are 2 holes they bolt into, just a few inches from each corner of the rad. Back in a min.

 

yeah, i know that the shroud helps hold on to the radiator and the fan but i just need input on wether its bolts on anywhere else or if the AC condenser is bolted down any

 

Sory I can't be any help with the A/C stuff!

 

don't worry about it, you helped with the radiator.

 

Any one with A/C post - up!!

 

The radiator and the condensor are held in on the bottom with a rubber pad that lays on the bottom of the support.

 

iv got those in place, but do they bolt down to the body its self or do they just sit in there?

 

those rubber pads have a tiny rubber prong that sits in a small hole in the metal under them. as for bolting down, no. the only piece that has any bolts is the black plastic upper support and that bolts to the upper radiator support.

 

yeah and thats whats causing me problems right now is that black plastic, ill get some pictures tomorrow to show you guys what i mean but it being to short-------------do thjey make these any longer perhaps?

 

too short which way? it doesnt cover the length of the rad, side to side, or it doesnt extend far enough into the engine bay to cover the top of the rad? i just put a new alum rad in mine when i did my engine swap, and the plastic hold down didnt extend far enough to cover the rad, but its wedged in there good enough to not even need it.

 

doesnt cover the length

 

id go with what 86ta said and not worry about it. as long as it holds the rad down it wont make much of a difference if it covers the whole thing.

 

ok

 

you have the bottom part of the fan mount right?

 

yeah i do, but what does that have to do with the shroud?