Driving with cut core support

[Lefty_lifestyle44]

Hey all, I’m well aware of the stupidity of this venture, but would I run into any issues driving the car if the lower half of the radiator support is cut off? Mostly worried about the frame bending inwards, but I think most of the load would be handled by the subframe anyways. Anyone able to provide some input?

[Lefty_lifestyle44]

P.S.

Under normal circumstances, I would just fix it and not drive it for a while, but I may need to drive the car from Sac to Gilroy this Tuesday and I’m still working on getting it started, should fire up tomorrow

[roguetoaster]

Depends on the distance, and what your needs are. I drove a car with the upper core support cut about 6 miles home on deserted back roads and it did not impact core replacement. Granted I did not measure everything perfectly.

Basically, don't drive for long in such a state.

[Lefty_lifestyle44]

Sac to Gilroy is about 175 miles of mostly freeway driving. Depending on how much gets done. I may just hastily weld on a new core support instead of doing a removable one like I intended

[McGyver]

Rent a car for the day?