FairladyGTR Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hey guys, i purchased a set of new engine bay chasis rails from Zedds.... i notice that the old rails toward the radiator have a taper... the Zedd rails do not... in theory... i would have to drop the new rail every so slightly to keep it in a level position.... does this matter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 It shouldn't make any difference, any kind of panel, floor pan/rail replacement is only going to be a rough approximation of the finished product, it's up to the body man to massage into something that looks good or in your case fits well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 What year is your car? IIRC, the early years had the taper you describe, and later years did not. As grannyknot suggested, it shouldn't matter, unless the shape of the Zedd frame rails interfere with your radiator mounting...on which case you may have to do a little creative fab work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairladyGTR Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Its 74 260Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairladyGTR Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Look in the pic... the frame rail tapers leading into the radiator support.... my question is... the Zedd rails do NOT have that taper... they are straight.. which means i would "drop" the new rail down that much for a level rail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hmmm, I thought Charlie's frame rails had that taper but if they don't then you just have to make sure the radiator will still fit if you install the new rails un-modifided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenwing Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Any more traction Fairlady? It will be a pain, but if you are able to remove the rail without molesting the radiator support, you should be able to massage the support to fit. It will take rebending the flanges to the correct height, but everything else would get to remain the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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