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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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I was wondering if anybody has done a vertical or vertical-ish radiator to clear more room in front of the engine, while still keeping the/an AC condenser.

I am kicking around the idea of doing a turbo setup that'd be too big to keep the radiator in the stock location, but want to keep my air conditioner.

Thoughts?
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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this is how i did it

















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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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Looks good! Couple questions - when you cut the upper radiator support, the condenser could stand up on its own unmodified?

I see braided lines on the driver's side - what are those for?

The passenger side are to/from the condenser?

What radiator did you use?

Thanks!
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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is there anyway of using a smaller ac core? i need to get my ac in and working but im probly going to need a smaller core
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by evo462
Looks good! Couple questions - when you cut the upper radiator support, the condenser could stand up on its own unmodified?

I see braided lines on the driver's side - what are those for?

The passenger side are to/from the condenser?

What radiator did you use?

Thanks!
i had 2 lower the bottom of the radiator support 1 3/4"so the condesor would go under the 1x1 tube i put in
the second pic shows a lil on how i did that

the drive side braided line are for the trans cooler

the passenger are from the condenser

the radiator is a custom from griffin



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is there anyway of using a smaller ac core? i need to get my ac in and working but im probly going to need a smaller core
i seen one guy that used a smaller condenser his name is Willizm on here
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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MMmm...yes, I've seen that radiator pic somewhere before. Care to disclose the dimensions/model/cost?

I assume you had enough room for puller fans with the radiator vertical? What fans did you go with.
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sweet modded core support
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 06:15 PM
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Lay the radiator up as normal, and fit a universal 24x12 or 26x12 universal condenser.

I did it, runs great.
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Originally Posted by Ping King
Lay the radiator up as normal, and fit a universal 24x12 or 26x12 universal condenser.

I did it, runs great.
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This is what I did too even though I didn't go vertical with mine...same concept. I moved mine back to the Condenser slot with more angle laying in some c shaped aluminum brackets. Bought a 12 x 24 condenser if I remember correctly.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 07:19 PM
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Did any of you gentlemen take pics, or notes when you relocated your consendors? I'm curious, and I think I may want to relocate mine lol
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Did any of you gentlemen take pics, or notes when you relocated your consendors? I'm curious, and I think I may want to relocate mine lol
PM a number and I can text you one.
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