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Raidator relocate mod

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by Wixo, Sep 20, 2019.

  1. Sep 20, 2019 at 3:25 PM
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    Wixo

    Wixo [OP] Platinum+ Member

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    Howdy everybody,

    Idk about yall, but Im tired of my radiator getting covered in mud and then my vehicle over heating everytime I hit the mud pits. Then you get to spend the whole damn afternoon flushing choccy milk out of the radiator so that it doesnt over heat. If only we could find a way to circumvent that...Well all I could come up with, viably, is to relocate the radiator to the top of the engine bay. Im talking about cutting the hood so it can close with the radiator there and then mounting a hood scoop for aesthetics (and all of them horses). This new design will avoid having to remove the grill to access the radiator. On top of that it will get a lot less dirty. With the hood scoop pushing air down into the radiator it will cool everything down a lot faster. The only problem is that the truck will have to be in the shop for a few days while the guys at the shop figure out the relocation. To get around this I need to borrow somebody's truck so we can do this mod. All its gonna cost you is $800 for a color matched aluminum hood scoop. Another benefit to this mod is all the cool stuf you can put in the space where the radiator used to be. Befor eyou had to choose between another battery or a compressor for that big space behind the intake. Now you can have both in the same engine bay.

    So, who's gon' lend me their truck for the week?
     
  2. Sep 20, 2019 at 3:37 PM
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    Wixo

    Wixo [OP] Platinum+ Member

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    Anyone wanna lend me their truck?
     
  3. Sep 20, 2019 at 3:40 PM
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    velogeek

    velogeek Well-Known Member

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    I've been sick as fuck the past few days, it's Friday, right? It's all starting to blur together at this point.
     
  4. Sep 20, 2019 at 3:54 PM
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    Wixo

    Wixo [OP] Platinum+ Member

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    Yeah its Friday, so the truck wouldn't be ready until Tuesday. Plenty of time to recover before your truck is ready
     

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