Parts:

1" aluminum core radiator
Slim fan
Totem traction bar
tailpipe hanger bracket
zipties
48 thick washers ( used to lower the xmember to allow rad clearance on stock hood)

heres the slim fan mounted on the radiator and the plug rewired to fit the crx





I looked around for brackets to mount this but they were all thin metal. so I went to autozone and bought the following, dremeled it up and got a nice thick bracket with holes for my rad mounting. next came the vice and large striking object






I mounted the xmember using 12 washers on each mounting point. I plan on getting some

spacers machined later on but for the meanwhile I needed to know how much space i needed to get the xmember to sit lower as to clear the USDM hood ( I plan on reinstalling the JDM front end)






the hood shuts fine on it. I have to get my alignment done and I plan on taking it to the track tomorrow to get impressions. I hope this helps some that plan on going the 1/2 rad route.

UPDATE! 4/25

the oil pan sits about 2 inches below the lowest level of the xmember





Modified by Ch3mik at 11:08 PM 3/24/2005


Modified by Ch3mik at 11:09 PM 3/24/2005

 

Good job man, post a link to this in the FAQ section

 

That looks real good

 

NICE AND CLEAN, THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!!

 

How much was your Totem traction bar?

 

i hope you are using some really long bolts for the xmember, and not the stock bolts.,

 

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good job but damn that hangs low. I mean its below the tow hooks.
Thats alot to risk IMO

still a awesome job

 

i agree... i think it hangs too low. is it lower than the downpipe of the header or the oil pan? i'd just be careful, otherwise, great lil project

 

Great install. Although in my opinion the kit sucks. You have to rig washers to make it sit remotely right, it mounts up terribly to the control arm, and actually gives you worse clearance than an oem crossmember. The totem/avid front traction crossmember for the EF gets my . Save a few bucks more and get an L-con system.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MikeySpec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Great install. Although in my opinion the kit sucks. You have to rig washers to make it sit remotely right, it mounts up terribly to the control arm, and actually gives you worse clearance than an oem crossmember. The totem/avid front traction crossmember for the EF gets my . Save a few bucks more and get an L-con system.</TD></TR></TABLE>

News flash, you will have the same problem with radiator / hood clearance with lcon

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MikeySpec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Great install. Although in my opinion the kit sucks. You have to rig washers to make it sit remotely right, it mounts up terribly to the control arm, and actually gives you worse clearance than an oem crossmember. The totem/avid front traction crossmember for the EF gets my . Save a few bucks more and get an L-con system.</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol. actually, I used the washers to make the xmember sit lower while a machine shop makes me some thick spacers. it mounted fine without em . Its just that I didnt want to run the stock radiator so I had to do it to run the EG one. it mounted fine to the control arm. the AVID one sucks. thats the one youre confusin with this one. it mounts to the control arm with this wierd adaptor thing. this one has radius rods that look just like OEM at the control arm mounting point.


TOTEM xmember cost me $270


Modified by Ch3mik at 7:13 PM 3/24/2005

 

looks nice and clean...

 

thanks. new pics above! I got it runnin and drove it around vtecless. no wheelhop yet.

 

now that i see the oil pan and radiator comparison it looks much better to me!!! great project man just, please still be careful driving, it'd suck to have the radiator ripped off the front end of the car.

edit- i am the suXor at teh speellingg

 

lol. yea that would suck. i got the vtec wired up but my speedometer isnt working so i got no vtec. Ill post up driving impressions soon. hopefully

 

Radiator looks to be seated really nice.

 

What kind of radiator is that? Is it for a Eg? Where did you get a single row one from?

 

I predict that the bolts holding the crossmember will bend.
You have to consider that all the forward force that moves your car is placed on that
piece of steel, not to mention all the braking force as well.
You have also changed the caster settings by lowering the pivot point on the radius rod, not something good for drag racing if that's is something you care about.
Other than that, it's a pretty creative solution.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by The new Spaceballs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I predict that the bolts holding the crossmember will bend.
You have to consider that all the forward force that moves your car is placed on that
piece of steel, not to mention all the braking force as well.
You have also changed the caster settings by lowering the pivot point on the radius rod, not something good for drag racing if that's is something you care about.
Other than that, it's a pretty creative solution.</TD></TR></TABLE>


I dont kno about the bendin part. but yea, ima redo the mountin point. Ill cut the bottom part of the rad support off so I dont have to mount the xmember lower. ill post new pics soon

 

Does anybody else have any pics or ideas on how to do this? I spent half my day today trying to make my 92 rad fit. I asked a local rad shop if anything could be modified with the radiator, nothing can be done. I don't want to have to buy a new cross member.
This is one of the two things holding me back from finishing my turbo setup. The other issue can be dealt with once I have this step complete. With my stock Rad I have no wastegate clearance.
Does anybody have any suggestions? please....

 

where did u buy the slim fan from.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by s2k_al &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">where did u buy the slim fan from. </TD></TR></TABLE>


autozone $65. I would go on ebay though . you can find the same one for like $35 shipped.