My 20b Fc
05-13-2005, 07:14 PM
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I have an fd water pump and housing on mine with a custom filler neck. No hood clearance issues. I read on that site I listed above that the 20b thermostat housing won't clear even with the hood braces taken out of that area. I don't know first hand though.
-Destin
-Destin
05-14-2005, 10:46 AM
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I have the motor that Mike (j9fd3s) is talking about. I had to cut into my hood as well, but it really isn't bad at all. At some point I might get rid of the stock thermo housing and go with one from an FC or FD, but I'm not sure yet.
To answer your question about fitment issue with the radiator, I had a section cut out of the stock radiator mounts so I could stand the radiator straight up and down. With an electric fan it fit fine. My one complaint is that the bottom of the radiator now sits below the belly pan. I can solve that by getting a custom sized radiator. Not that big a deal.
reese
To answer your question about fitment issue with the radiator, I had a section cut out of the stock radiator mounts so I could stand the radiator straight up and down. With an electric fan it fit fine. My one complaint is that the bottom of the radiator now sits below the belly pan. I can solve that by getting a custom sized radiator. Not that big a deal.
reese
05-16-2005, 10:16 AM
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[quote name='the spyder' date='May 12 2005, 10:52 AM']Is a Koyo aluminum radiator going to be enough?[/quote]
It doesn't fit in the stock locations.
Cut metal in the way.
Weld in a new support for new radiator.
We make our own 20B bar that fits in the stock location.
-Ted
It doesn't fit in the stock locations.
How have you guys handled the motor sitting so far away from the firewall and close to the stock rad location? (My Solution is removing the stock rad mounts, fabing my own, and a electric fan. I dont want to move the tranny/ shorten the driveshaft, I would need a new oil pan.)
Weld in a new support for new radiator.
Im using a modifyed cosmo sway bar, anyone else doing that? Seems to work just fine.
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-Ted
05-16-2005, 12:03 PM
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[quote name='RETed' date='May 16 2005, 07:16 AM']It doesn't fit in the stock locations.
Cut metal in the way.
Weld in a new support for new radiator.
We make our own 20B bar that fits in the stock location.
-Ted
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I realized that as soon as the motor was in the car, and I was already planning on making new radiator mounts, along with a custom sway bar.
Should be interesting when finished.
Cut metal in the way.
Weld in a new support for new radiator.
We make our own 20B bar that fits in the stock location.
-Ted
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I realized that as soon as the motor was in the car, and I was already planning on making new radiator mounts, along with a custom sway bar.
Should be interesting when finished.
05-17-2005, 08:37 AM
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[quote name='nota944' date='May 14 2005, 07:46 AM']I have the motor that Mike (j9fd3s) is talking about. I had to cut into my hood as well, but it really isn't bad at all. At some point I might get rid of the stock thermo housing and go with one from an FC or FD, but I'm not sure yet.
To answer your question about fitment issue with the radiator, I had a section cut out of the stock radiator mounts so I could stand the radiator straight up and down. With an electric fan it fit fine. My one complaint is that the bottom of the radiator now sits below the belly pan. I can solve that by getting a custom sized radiator. Not that big a deal.
reese
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if i did another, i think id use the fd stuff, i think its a little shorter, or could easily be made to be shorter
To answer your question about fitment issue with the radiator, I had a section cut out of the stock radiator mounts so I could stand the radiator straight up and down. With an electric fan it fit fine. My one complaint is that the bottom of the radiator now sits below the belly pan. I can solve that by getting a custom sized radiator. Not that big a deal.
reese
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if i did another, i think id use the fd stuff, i think its a little shorter, or could easily be made to be shorter
05-17-2005, 07:43 PM
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[quote name='sillbeer' date='May 16 2005, 08:50 PM']How much clearance is there between the oil pan and the steering rack?
-Destin
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1/4of an inch on the one "hump" of the rack.
Ordered my custom fluidyne aluminum radiator today.
28x19x3 double pass. $219
-Destin
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1/4of an inch on the one "hump" of the rack.
Ordered my custom fluidyne aluminum radiator today.
28x19x3 double pass. $219