3.0L engine swap

[Lwanmtr]

Yes, you should always lock your nuts.

thats what she said

[opethmike]

thats what she said

Huh?

[Farrar]

Giggity?

[opethmike]

I am so lost.

[Ron]

It's a hyphenation thing...

[Farrar]

My new radiator/shroud/fans from DPI have not yet arrived, but I am wondering if I should address the damaged fiberglass while I have the condenser and radiator out. Seems to me I have two options:

(1) make any repairs I can while I have access, or
(2) ignore the damage and just keep driving, like I did for 11 years when I didn't know it was there.

Is the fiberglass at that area of the body a single layer that can be viewed from both sides? Or is it like the area behind the fuel tank, where it's layers of fiberglass with foam in the middle?

[Farrar]

More to the point: is the fiberglass behind the fascia structural? If not, I may just leave it alone.

[Lwanmtr]

Someone with deeper knowledge may know more, but It's structural in that it holds the impact absorber, but I dont think it does much more. Mine has a little damaged area so Im not touching it either.

[Farrar]

It's structural in that it holds the impact absorber,

Hm.

My new radiator is still in transit, so today out of boredom I went poking around underneath. When I tap my finger around the damaged area, it sounds solid, and when I push on the area with my fingers, it doesn't move. It seems that the material there is more than just one layer of fiberglass. I'd be willing to bet that if I were able to look at it from the other side, I wouldn't see any evidence of an impact. I think I will leave it alone.

...

So, getting back to the original problem: I sure hope that new upper and lower radiator brackets solve this clearance issue with the radiator duct. If not, I may have to figure out some way of shimming it. With new bushings at the bottom, though, I hope it doesn't require much shimming, because it wouldn't be long before I run out of room on the studs!

[Lwanmtr]

Yeah, if its not gonna cause issues, leave it alone...no one will see it anyway...cept superman.