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Cut Lower Radiator Opening

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What happens here

The creator cuts out the lower radiator opening on the car's front fascia. He marked the desired height, used a hole saw for the rounded ends, and then used a Milwaukee cut-off tool to join the holes, creating a slot. He emphasizes measuring parallel to the air dam's bottom, not the grille, for proper fitment based on the original Gibbs nose design.

Goal: Create a functional and aesthetically correct lower radiator opening.

Tools and materials

  • Air Dam Gibbs — Reference for parallel measurement
  • Front Fascia — Part of the car being modified
  • Hole Saw — Cutting rounded ends of the opening
  • Marker — Marking cut lines
  • Measuring Tape — Measuring dimensions
  • Milwaukee Cut-off Tool Milwaukee — Joining holes to create a slot

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and go back to the tank but because of space restrictions it has to go up and over Which is less than desirable to make it look nice but my little y manifold block I made there turned out pretty good and I found this line laying around to go up and over down and join those hard lines right there now I'm cutting out the lower radiator opening and uh to do that I just marked off how high I wanted it to be off the ground use the whole saw to make the ends and now I'm using the little Milwaukee ziz wheel to join the two holes to make a nice slot with rounded ends and to measure this I measured it to be parallel with the floor the bottom of the air dam not parallel with the grill which is how that old Gibbs nose I have was configured so that's what I

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