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grnappletree14
04-20-2009, 01:02 AM
i need to switch out my radiator support im buying a new one soon, so im aobut to cut mine out cuz it messed up.... and now how do i put the new one on... do i just weld it back to the frame....also id rather pay for some1 to do it cuz im dont know how to weld my dad does but still.... what shops do i take it to, to have this done.... any1 done this before lmk thanks
heiyuu
04-20-2009, 01:13 AM
lefty loosy, righty tighty!
hatboyfox
04-20-2009, 01:25 AM
drill out spot welds.
pry old one off
test fit front end and bend the fender wells ect so that everything lines up
weld in new one where the spot welds were
spry paint
idunno thats what i did
Addicted2Kouki
04-20-2009, 03:05 AM
drill out spot welds.
pry old one off
test fit front end and bend the fender wells ect so that everything lines up
weld in new one where the spot welds were
spry paint
idunno thats what i did


thats pretty much it, in a nut shell.
GSXRJJordan
04-20-2009, 03:09 AM
It's best to weld it back up on a frame jig, so you get everything exactly where it's supposed to be - if you misalign the frame spars, your suspension will never be the same.

Chances are, it won't matter, just saying that's the 'proper' way.
grnappletree14
04-21-2009, 02:00 PM
ya im going to see what i can do. i want to do it on a frame jig too.
japslapsilvia
04-21-2009, 03:13 PM
what i did was just take measurements before i removed the stock suport. use the holes for the hood latch as a refernce point, as well as any other holes that are common to the rad support. then drill out the spot welds, test fit the new one....clamp it in...measure...measure.....measure...and align according to ur measuremnts, then start welding it in.
grnappletree14
04-21-2009, 04:34 PM
what i did was just take measurements before i removed the stock suport. use the holes for the hood latch as a refernce point, as well as any other holes that are common to the rad support. then drill out the spot welds, test fit the new one....clamp it in...measure...measure.....measure...and align according to ur measuremnts, then start welding it in.

how did u take measurements, from where to where
singlecamslam
04-21-2009, 04:47 PM
The japanese owners manual has pictures of the entire frame and measurments. Download it and it will seriously tell you everything about your frame, where and how to measure it.
Razi
04-21-2009, 07:32 PM
If you have the FSM, look at BF-69.
That's the Body Alignment section.
Jonnie Fraz
04-21-2009, 07:46 PM
If you have the FSM, look at BF-69.
That's the Body Alignment section.

Yep...Get yourself a metric tape measure and go to town. It is super easy, but the time you take to measure and re-measure will pay off.
Do not spend the money on a spot weld drill bit...use a quarter inch bullet bit...way cheeper and they last longer.
grnappletree14
04-27-2009, 01:35 PM
The japanese owners manual has pictures of the entire frame and measurments. Download it and it will seriously tell you everything about your frame, where and how to measure it.

i cant find the japanese owners manual.... where do i find it at... also does any1 know where i can take it to weld it cuz i have no clue how to weld