Radiator/Grill Angle

[bapa10]

Too much tilt? With the grill mounts in roughly the center of the mounting hole and with the grill fully forward and the bottom of the fan shroud contacting the frame, the entire assembly tilts back at ~30 degrees vs. the ~15 degree tilt needed to match the door angle and the nose cone. I bent the grill mounts close to where they meet the grill and rotated them slightly inboard rather than change the factory bend where the bracket mounts at the upper control arms. Didn't expect doing so would make this much difference. Am I missing something or is this an expected outcome with the A/C condenser and fan shroud included in the assembly? Don't want to cut and install radiator hoses until I've got the configuration correct.

Thanks, guys.

Bill
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[wallace18]

Look at wallace18 build thread. I show pictures of my grill mount. It may be a help to you. I had to add about 1" to my side panels due to the rake of my grill. My nose cone fit after some slight cutting.