Running out of room in the front of the car for the intercooler and electric radiator fan on my swap and wondering what everyone's opinion is for best bumper/valance combo with regards to space, not necessarily their favorite looking.
Currently I am running a side mount intercooler and a pusher fan in front of the radiator (not adequate for cooling when sitting in traffic, need a better/bigger fan which won't fit). I'd also like a front mount intercooler.
I have a 85 318i, so diving boards and very tight lower valance. See the stolen picture below showing radiator location:
I need to move my radiator forward, so that I can get the electric radiator fan behind the radiator (puller) vs. in front front (pusher). This means I need to lose the lower valance all together. My first thought is to keep the diving boards and add an early model es/is lower valance and add the intercooler below that. See stolen picture for concept:
For those who have the early model es/is lower valance, how does it attach? Can I make custom mounts and attach it without the old lower valance?
How much room is behind the lower valance, as much as it looks like?
I really like the way tucked db's, painted surronds and the es/is valance look when done right (like this white one:
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=208649
), but let me know what options you guys can think of.
Any other ideas - aftermarket bumpers? I am gonna drop 200$ on a valance, so 300-350$ on a fiberglass bumper isn't that bad.
Currently I am running a side mount intercooler and a pusher fan in front of the radiator (not adequate for cooling when sitting in traffic, need a better/bigger fan which won't fit). I'd also like a front mount intercooler.
I have a 85 318i, so diving boards and very tight lower valance. See the stolen picture below showing radiator location:
I need to move my radiator forward, so that I can get the electric radiator fan behind the radiator (puller) vs. in front front (pusher). This means I need to lose the lower valance all together. My first thought is to keep the diving boards and add an early model es/is lower valance and add the intercooler below that. See stolen picture for concept:
For those who have the early model es/is lower valance, how does it attach? Can I make custom mounts and attach it without the old lower valance?
How much room is behind the lower valance, as much as it looks like?
I really like the way tucked db's, painted surronds and the es/is valance look when done right (like this white one:
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=208649
), but let me know what options you guys can think of.
Any other ideas - aftermarket bumpers? I am gonna drop 200$ on a valance, so 300-350$ on a fiberglass bumper isn't that bad.
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