Cutting / Trimming Radiator Supports

[TOMsGPTurbo]

Hey guys,

 

I'm fitting an intercooler to my rolla and I also want to keep the stock front end and street look without any intercooler / piping sticking out - in order to do this it looks like I have to cut the bottom radaitor support, now the question we hate ... is this legal? or am I going to expect trouble from the police / RTA?

From my research it appears ok as long as some kind of bracing exists.

Unfortunately I don't have a welder so i can't fabricate anything myself beside little metal brackets from alloy.

[styler]

Just brace it around the cut and you will be fine.

[TOMsGPTurbo]

Thanks styler will do.. feels strange attacking the car with an angle grinder....wrong even

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Thanks styler will do.. feels strange attacking the car with an angle grinder....wrong even

 

You need to lower some ke70's to get the feel for it :D

[TOMsGPTurbo]

lol i do more practice as my disc blew up in my face... its cool cutting and molding the car but the question in mind remains...."am i improving or destroying performance and how is this going to affect it under load"

[philbey]

There is bugger all structural strngth across the radiator support. Don't worry too much about it unless your mounting some kind of enormously heavy radiator.

Edited January 22, 2012 by philbey

[TOMsGPTurbo]

Thanks philbey .... I'm actually mounting an enormously huge intercooler lol ... hence trying to make it fit!!