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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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Okay guys, been working on my F1 408 project for 8 months now.... nearing completion. I've heard people state that they had problems with the "hat" clearance...... Well sure enough I am too. what have you guys done to fit it in??? Any help appreciated.
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 01:38 PM
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The inlet of the F1 is like inches from the back of the radiator right?
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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yeah... hell I don't even have the radiator in, and I cant get the hat to fit...it hits the bottom edge of the radiator support(THE CHASSIS ITSELF)
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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I've been researching this for awhile too, and I think the only options are to either move the radiator forward about 3inches or have a smaller custom radiator made so you can run the piping under it.
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I have an F1-r blower and the inlet sticks out even more on that unit. i had to move the radiator about 3 inches forward and notch the core support ( didn't really need to ), i also used a different inlet "hat" , its basically a 4" rubber elbow ( got from AZtpi in phoenix,az for what i think is an lt1 throttle body) that i cut down to fit, its a tight fit but it works !
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