So I just finished up the timing belt, water pump, ps pump and accessories and got to bolting the radiator back on, when I realized that the bolt holes for the hangers were gone.

Has anyone ever replaced the radiator support right and left baffles? Is it a pita?
I found the assembly on rockauto, but it seems to be too cheap to be true.
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...298&cc=1278110

Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Happy Monday.

 

That price is realistic, it's a piece of thin stamped steel.

It's fairly easy to replace, you just drill out a bunch of spot welds, and the old core support will come off, then tack the new one on.

Only downside, is some replacement stamped sheet metal, such as that core, or fenders, etc, isn't exactly factory fit, so you may have to do some tweaking of holes and what not to get headlights, and all of the other accessories to bolt on.

Try calling wreckers, you may be able to go cut a front clip off a rolllover, and bring it home. Then get the core support off of that.

Although, I'm not really sure why you're saying you need to replace it? Pictures of what you mean?

 

I can get pics tomorrow. Basically, there are the 4 bolts that thread through the radiator hangers into the support. Normally the place those bolts thread into are part of the support itself, but the bottom two have rusted out around the threaded hole. So, there aren't any holes to screw these bolts into anymore.

I'm thinking I'll just drill new holes and get lock nuts/washers, on those bolts, into the existing support. I don't have any welding equipment or experience.

 

Probably a better route.