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*handinpants* · 03-04-2008, 10:44 PM

okay, this is a 3 part question so i bought afmic kit from this shop on durfee road here in LA (i'm not advertising anything) and they provided no brackets to hang the intercooler, so now i am left to make them myself, off to home depot i go, only I know what i should use, but i don't know what to call them other than metal bracket things... 1. does anyone have any experience with this?
2. How the hell to i remove the s13 front bumper, where are all the bolts, and are there some hidden behind the fenders.
3. my intercooler is 31" x 9" x 3, do i have to remove the bumper support bar? ( i don't want to)

SDS13COUPE · 03-04-2008, 11:50 PM

For the bumper if I remember off the top of my head there are
- There are 4 or 5 nuts on the fender each side
- 2 on each headlight brackets
- The bumper reinforcement brackets under the car
- 1 bolt/1 nut for the crash bar ( you will most likely have to remove it from the bumper to fit the intercooler) I think that's all of them. As far as the IC brackets your best bet is to take it to a shop and fab it. GL.

ecuastyle84 · 03-05-2008, 08:35 AM

or you can have the bumper support cut to fit the fmic without actually removing it

***S14DB*** · 03-05-2008, 09:14 AM

You want L brackets.

sac · 03-05-2008, 10:24 PM

deffinately keep the crash bar.. you will regret it if ya get into a 10mph crash and rip out the front half of your car instead of just bending that bar..(i know from experience

)
but i agree take the i.c. to a fab shop, or a body shop. you can put your brackets where ya need to. mark it off with a marker, or use like a hot glue gun to hold shit in place for a lil bit till ya can get it welded.

03-04-2008, 10:44 PM	#1
handinpants FreshColdBeer.com Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Age: 38 Posts: 2,665 Trader Rating: (48) Rides Gallery: handinpants Feedback Score: 48 reviews	ghetto ebay FMIC kit has no brackets, I got 3 questions okay, this is a 3 part question so i bought afmic kit from this shop on durfee road here in LA (i'm not advertising anything) and they provided no brackets to hang the intercooler, so now i am left to make them myself, off to home depot i go, only I know what i should use, but i don't know what to call them other than metal bracket things... 1. does anyone have any experience with this? 2. How the hell to i remove the s13 front bumper, where are all the bolts, and are there some hidden behind the fenders. 3. my intercooler is 31" x 9" x 3, do i have to remove the bumper support bar? ( i don't want to)

03-05-2008, 08:35 AM	#3
ecuastyle84 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 552 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: ecuastyle84 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	or you can have the bumper support cut to fit the fmic without actually removing it __________________ *FS: S13 FULL PARTOUT...LOTS OF GOODIES!!!*

03-05-2008, 09:14 AM	#4
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	You want L brackets. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

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03-04-2008, 11:50 PM	#2
SDS13COUPE Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego Age: 35 Posts: 1,402 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	For the bumper if I remember off the top of my head there are - There are 4 or 5 nuts on the fender each side - 2 on each headlight brackets - The bumper reinforcement brackets under the car - 1 bolt/1 nut for the crash bar ( you will most likely have to remove it from the bumper to fit the intercooler) I think that's all of them. As far as the IC brackets your best bet is to take it to a shop and fab it. GL.

03-05-2008, 10:24 PM	#5
sac Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The SLC, Utah Age: 36 Posts: 794 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	deffinately keep the crash bar.. you will regret it if ya get into a 10mph crash and rip out the front half of your car instead of just bending that bar..(i know from experience ) but i agree take the i.c. to a fab shop, or a body shop. you can put your brackets where ya need to. mark it off with a marker, or use like a hot glue gun to hold shit in place for a lil bit till ya can get it welded.