kyle242gt
Still has a Volvo
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2003
- Location
- Santa Rosa, CA
Some progress. Back to measuring, thinking, engineering, reverse engineering, and always searching for Occam's Razor.
Obviously the radiator is too big for the inner sheetmetal of the nose. And the nose is bashed and full of bondo. So, deconstruction!
Once apart, I had to figure out how to support it. I think I have an idea - will use the bumper bracket mounts on the frame and T those into some pieces that attach where the nose bolts to the fenders. Should be plenty of adjustability.
Then it's a matter of how to fit a 19wx22h radiator into an area that's about 17" high. Width is okay, now that the nose is torn down. Initially I was going to remove the tube between the frame horns, but even that only offers about 21.5" of height, and leaves the radiator the lowest piece of the car. And it puts the upper radiator fitting smack into the alternator. Not good. So I think that I can stick it 4" up the top of the nose, which will let me run the upper rad hose over the top of the alt.
Obviously the radiator is too big for the inner sheetmetal of the nose. And the nose is bashed and full of bondo. So, deconstruction!
Once apart, I had to figure out how to support it. I think I have an idea - will use the bumper bracket mounts on the frame and T those into some pieces that attach where the nose bolts to the fenders. Should be plenty of adjustability.
Then it's a matter of how to fit a 19wx22h radiator into an area that's about 17" high. Width is okay, now that the nose is torn down. Initially I was going to remove the tube between the frame horns, but even that only offers about 21.5" of height, and leaves the radiator the lowest piece of the car. And it puts the upper radiator fitting smack into the alternator. Not good. So I think that I can stick it 4" up the top of the nose, which will let me run the upper rad hose over the top of the alt.
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