RipperXX
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- Feb 23, 2003
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Royston,
Georgia
So just in the early stages but here's what I have been working on today. I have been chasing lower temps but under hood air temps and getting air to go through the radiator after passing through the FMIC for years. changed things finally and got her back on the road. She was actually running TOO cold in the spring, wouldn't get above 180* which is what the thermostat was changed to years ago. So now that that's fixed (I thought) I poped in a 195* thermostat, all was perfect for a day or two, then came a 90* day. And I found out, nope..she an barely keep from over heating...like 210-217*F Soooo off came the little shitline fan, garbage as far as I'm concerned and I started modifying a factory fan, almost done with it. Test mounted it today got to tweak one or two small things with the brackets and get the correct length bolts and she's good so long as the J pipe and LICP don't interfere.
Anyway, so part of this is getting the air to go where I want, which means forcing it, via leaving no other easy path. And so we begin. I grabbed several pieced of 1/16" aluminum scrap I had been sitting aside and pade this.
Well... those aren't canards and that's got to go.
Better (still not done)
Acceptable for now, I still have to make several holes in the front near the front of the bottom "lip", I'm going to use every one of them I can to stiffen up the lower lip and make sure nothing moves at high speed.
Not sure if you can tell well, but if you look behind the FMIC you will see what was a 1 3/4" to 2 " gap is now sealed. It went all the way across the bottom of the radiator. So that's a big "hole" closed. Also I'm sure the fog lights being installed again for the first time in like a decade isn't hurting. (long story there, always missed them)
Anyway, so part of this is getting the air to go where I want, which means forcing it, via leaving no other easy path. And so we begin. I grabbed several pieced of 1/16" aluminum scrap I had been sitting aside and pade this.
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Well... those aren't canards and that's got to go.
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Better (still not done)
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Acceptable for now, I still have to make several holes in the front near the front of the bottom "lip", I'm going to use every one of them I can to stiffen up the lower lip and make sure nothing moves at high speed.
Not sure if you can tell well, but if you look behind the FMIC you will see what was a 1 3/4" to 2 " gap is now sealed. It went all the way across the bottom of the radiator. So that's a big "hole" closed. Also I'm sure the fog lights being installed again for the first time in like a decade isn't hurting. (long story there, always missed them)
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