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SECURITY Grand Master

SECURITY

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hey guys,

soon ill be installing my fmic. the piping isnt an issue, i just need to know how to mount the cooler onto the car. some have said i have to bolt it onto the reinforcement but i was under the impression that it was meant to be mounted on brackets supporting it from underneath.

can anyone help me out?

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they are the only pics i have of the fmic, when the front bar is off its basically dead centre and lines up correctly and doesnt get in the way. dont cut the radiator fan blades either, it should all fit without cutting blades. youll have to cut a hole under the water bottle for the wipers to have the return pipe come through

Trust33 Grand Master

Trust33

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Thanks Paul.

Hi Security,if you look at the photo from pauls install IMGP0612.JPG looking from the top of the intercooler you can see the 2 steel plates that stick out going back towards the car.

They are used to mount the intercooler back more,you will have to cut them up yourself they are not very long at all,and what they do is give the front of the intercooler space to sit behind but still under the reo(reinforcement bar) and add support.

Use all mounting locations on the intercooler.

I have made up a ''top veiw'' paint program drawing to give you an idea.You can see how the intercooler sits behind the front of the reo but still underneath it.Also the top of the endtanks of the intercooler sits snugly between the headlights giving you a good central mounting location.The brackets sit under the reo bar not on top so the front bar can go back on.

The intercooler can also be mounted further back also like on paul33's car.The intercooler doesnt nessesarily have to be mounted half/half under the reo like in my drawing.

HTH...... :)

Intercooler_mounting.bmp

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Trust33 Grand Master

Trust33

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Can anyone give me any tips for fitting cooler behind a series 1 front bar. Looks like you would have to chop it up a bit. Anyone got any pics?

Sorry no pics of a front bar chopped up but:

Probably all you would have to do is cut out the main air intake in the front bar around the area where the core,end tanks and intercooler pipes interfere with the bar.

Once the intercooler + pipes are mock fitted.ie.Fit the intercooler properly and sit the pipes on without properly ring clamping them,sit the front bar on and work out how much needs to be taken off.

You will notice from looking at the gap the bar has b4 it sits snug under the lights and look at the gap on the gaurds to find out how much more you will need to cut off of the bar for it to be able to sit in position properly.

Make sure you only dot where you want the cut and draw the rest with a ruler as much as possible to keep the lines as straight as possible.

The further back the intercooler is on the reo the less you will be cutting off but if you want to fit an oil cooler in between the intercooler and the radiator i would be leaving some room for it in the future.

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