Lower Rad support FAB or NEW??

[MrFairlady]

Ok so Now I really have to admit I have Bought a PEICE Of SHit car,..and to add for Entirely TOO much Money.

Every week tearing this thing down Theres something new.I've now Discovered,after seeing a missing bolt in the Front Lower "Power Brace" on the rad support - getting the bolt,...and now see where ASSHOLE has Drilled out a new hole because The Lower Rad support is Bent to hell.Only on the pass side where it meets the Frame.like He's Clipped something HARD or I doubt jacked the car up there and Bent it to Shit.

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What Would you do - Buy a $90 NEW lower rad support (drilling out old Spot welds welding new in) or Fab one up.
If fabbing one,what should I use.the Only Thing besides Superior Support would be that the Tension Arms Mount there.So It would Need to Be Exact I guess or Suspension Geometry would Prob be compromised.

What Would you do??

[projectRDM]

Replace as OE. Fabbing one would take some time to get it to line up to the rails correctly.

[sillyvia13]

oe is weak as shit. will bend break again.. go big or go home...lol

Lower the rad too while at it. just a bit...
its really simple if you have adj. tc braces

[MrFairlady]

oe is weak as shit. will bend break again.. go big or go home...lol

Lower the rad too while at it. just a bit...
its really simple if you have adj. tc braces

What I'd planned is spray paint how it is now - once removed there should be an outline of where It USE to be.Attach a NEW one - Or get some STeel and Weld a New Peice.

I have adjustable tension rods that I'm going to run on it.
SO Your Saying Lower the Whole Support??What about where the Tension Brace (POWER Brace) Mounts too.???Thats the Main issue.It won't bolt in Now.