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Old Nov 6, 2014 | 08:09 AM
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anyone have the bottom radiator mounts for a 1980 rx7. or at least a picture of what they look like?

should have 2 mounting holes, but i can not find mine or where to get them.

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Old Nov 6, 2014 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ATC529R
anyone have the bottom radiator mounts for a 1980 rx7. or at least a picture of what they look like?

should have 2 mounting holes, but i can not find mine or where to get them.

many thanks
The bottom radiator mounts are part of the steel side brackets. There is no such thing as a top and bottom. They are both part of the brackets that go on the left and right. Held by M8 bolts
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Old Nov 6, 2014 | 10:35 AM
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i guess it's the intercooler mount then.

sorry. I am doing a v-8 conversion and threw out the radiator and oil cooler and mounts because i bought a kit from grannies and did not think i would need any of that stuff.

but i dont have the brackets that the kit mounts to. the support i have has two mounting holes on each side about an inch apart and what looks like 10mm size bolts.

ugh. cant find a picture or where to get those brackets.
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Old Nov 6, 2014 | 11:11 AM
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maybe it mounted to the top of the oil cooler now that i think about it, but it was pretty beat up, so i tossed it. any oil cooler pics or mounts pics?
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Old Nov 6, 2014 | 11:29 AM
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yep sounds like ur referring to what the oil cooler hangs by at the bottom of the radiator. should be easy to fab something up, just flat metal no more than 1/8" thick needed, and be fairly accurate when drilling the holes. and unless someone beats me to the pic, i'll get u one this weekend.
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Old Nov 6, 2014 | 12:06 PM
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yep sounds like ur referring to what the oil cooler hangs by at the bottom of the radiator. should be easy to fab something up, just flat metal no more than 1/8" thick needed, and be fairly accurate when drilling the holes. and unless someone beats me to the pic, i'll get u one this weekend.
i was just thinking that. i might use 2 pieces of 1/2 wide 1/8 flat steel, bent to L shape and mounted to the frame supprt bracket around the round pipe above where the sway bar goes through.

the picture would be nice if you have a moment though.

thank you.
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ATC529R
i guess it's the intercooler mount then.

sorry. I am doing a v-8 conversion and threw out the radiator and oil cooler and mounts because i bought a kit from grannies and did not think i would need any of that stuff.

but i dont have the brackets that the kit mounts to. the support i have has two mounting holes on each side about an inch apart and what looks like 10mm size bolts.

ugh. cant find a picture or where to get those brackets.
You threw out a oil cooler and a 3 core radiator? I guess you like throwing money away.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 10:07 AM
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radiator was shot. I drove around the neighborhood and she was spewing coolant all over.

and the oil cooler looked like it had taken one to many speed bumps. was very banged up.

got the radiator mounted this weekend.

but yeah, i threw out a few things i wished i had saved. doing this in a 2 car garage, and not a lot of room for old parts i am not going to use. if you're in S. FL and want stock sprongs or a set of 84' GSL axles or a 1980 rear end (minus the chunk) look me up. they'll be going soon.
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