mounting radiator to grill with air cond

[Houdini]

where do they have sir cond instructions what do it mount to the radiator with?? no brackets or instructuin HELP

[House Money]

I'm working on this right now. You can get the instructions on the FFR site, I think they are in the parts section of their site and are listed under the '33 Hot rod.

Gary

[VIRGIN MIKE]

There is a whole (on line) manual on the subject, I was gonna send the link but I can't find it, but about the mounting:
to put everything together you will need to drill two holes per corner in the radiator and and AC, plus two holes each in four brackets, and have them all line up to the rivnuts in the radiator. If I were to do it again, I would take special care to get the rivets plumb, and insert studs into them, then build the stack. Make sure you get the hood hinge brackets in-sequence; Found that to be a real pain to correct.
I am now trying to engineer the plumbing for the AC and heater. would like to do hard lines or braided, sourcing materials and expertise is a challenge, guess that's why I am here

[House Money]

Houdini, did you find the instructions? And if so, how are you progressing with this? I have to say that this has been by far the most difficult part of the build so far - a total Fuster-Cluck IMO. First off, the manual states to center the condenser on the radiator and then mark and drill the four brackets, I did that and then discovered that the smaller of the AC lines would not fit. So take it all apart and drill again, it still wasn't right so apart once drill it again!! I got that done and then attempted to get that matched up to the radiator, got that done but then it wouldn't match up to the grill mounting holes.

I finally had to walk away and work on something else.

Gary

[Houdini]

i did use the studs, had to buy 2 stud setting tools bought a HF and used alum nuts on bottom and got one at menards and did the steel top ones

FIRST I USED BLIND HOLE S[POTYTERS TO DRILL RQADIATOR

SECONDUSED TRANSFER PUNCH AFTER FITTING BRACKETGS TO CONDENSOR TO MARK CONDENSOR

THEN USED DREMMEL TO ADJUST THE HOLES UNTIL I COULD ASSEMBLE UNIT
and kept testing for fit as i assemblede parts , not simple took 2 days
put it on a big cardboard box and used 2x4 to block it up and covered cores with cardbord when working

[VIRGIN MIKE]

glad it worked, saved you some time if only took two days - cheers

[Houdini]

hooked it on the bolts today looks good, the bottom hose looks like a problem got a rh side water pump sure is convoluted from engine to rad and dont want any hose under the frame i am sure i will run this low

[Houdini]

i first had to bend fittings and tubes to clear the radiator, and when putting mount bracket to the shell had to bend them again lots of little tweaking but is nice when it all fits