My radiator has the capture nut on the mounting flange - designed so that
the bolt comes from underneath and tightens the radiator down onto the
frame. To mount a bolt to "drop" the radiator onto - the capture nut would
have to be removed.
I found that with the front apron off there really wasn't an issue of
getting the bolt/capture nut to function as designed...
I did follow a suggestion made earlier by Tom to shave 3/8" from each end of
the fan extension and the 6 blade yellow fan fits like it was meant to
be.... There is about 3/8" between the fan and the radiator. Thanks Tom.
Carl
-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of THOMAS FANSHER
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 8:08 PM
To: Angelo Graham; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR2/3 radiator mounting
I did this on my car quite a few years ago, but here goes..
Don't remove the capture nut, but thread a bolt (same size but longer) up
thru the capture nut and then put the radiator on and install the nut from
the top. Much simpler than trying to install the bolt from the top.
Hope this helps
Tom
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