Mounting FMIC

[NgoFcukinWay]

So if the weather holds up this weekend and tropical storm Dolly clears out by then, I should be getting around to mounting my FMIC. What I wanted to know is what did your brackets look like and where to the car did you guys attach the brackets to to hold up the IC? Pics would be cool. Thanks in advance.

 

[sethron71]

Cut out the bumper and then boxed it back in. Welded tabs to the boxed in section and bolted the IC directly to it.

Seth

 

[starscream5000]

I'll attempt to show you the shape of my brackets through typing (crosses fingers).

------- ___
space--l
space__l

Looks like a straight "s"

 

[Facime]

Lucy had the same thing as Sethron when I got her. Cut bumper, drill and mount IC directly to it. However that made the IC hang too low so I took a piece of flat bar and made it shaped something like:

____l---------------------l____


raisning the IC a couple inches.

 

[annoyingrob]

Angle beam bolted to stock intercooler mount locations. hood latch support removed, tabs welded on to beam for hood latch, IC, and PS cooler.

 

[IJ.]

Variation on a theme I wanted it to be "sleeper"

 

[Reign_Maker]

Weak sauce...

Here's mine... 12X24X4" core...

Triangulated bumper:

 

[Jaychen]

What paint did you use to paint your IC IJ??

 

[IJ.]

Weak sauce...

Here's mine... 12X24X4" core...

Triangulated bumper:

Same size as mine so we must be both "weaksauce"
(looks good)

Jaychen: I used 2 pack Etch primer then Satin black 2 pac over the top.

 

[Jaychen]

Do you have to buy 2 pack products from proper paint stores, I wasn't able to find it at the local hardware store last time I was there?

 

[IJ.]

Yep and the shit is VERY toxic so extreme car needs to be taken using it!

I was painting my 240z many years ago and a bud walked in to have a look, he hit the floor and another friend dragged him out into the fresh air (I was in the middle of a metallic coat so couldn't stop)

Turns out he only has 1 lung and it almost killed him!

 

[Jaychen]

Thanks, you mean proper respirator? or just outside in a very very well ventilated area? I want to go grab some now for when my IC arrives!

 

[IJ.]

Really needs to be a full fresh air system but a good respirator with the very best elements they make will do if it's a well ventilated area.

Make sure you have NO exposed skin I mean 100% covered, I wear a balaclava and safety goggles, gloves and overalls when painting with it.

 

[Reign_Maker]

2pac paint?

 

[annoyingrob]

Same size as mine so we must be both "weaksauce"
(looks good)

Mine was 12x24x4 as well. We're all weaksauce!

 

[IJ.]

Mine was 12x24x4 as well. We're all weaksauce!

The 3 stooges woooobb woooobbb woooob wiseguy nyuck nyuck :runaway:

 

[annoyingrob]

uh oh. IJ's been into the wobbly pops again.

 

[MA70_Powa]

well I just saw mine mounted up last night finally and it fits perfect without any cutting required.. I'll take a pic once I get my car going (should be by sunday )

BTW I painted my FMIC black too but just used some brake caliper paint... seems fine to me

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

thank you guys for this thread. im needing a new FMIC and needed to see how others decided to mount theres. wait for mine to pop up...

ed.d.

 

[NgoFcukinWay]

BTW I painted my FMIC black too but just used some brake caliper paint... seems fine to me

Let me know how that works out, because I've been thinking about powdercoating or painting my IC black, but didn't know what method to use.

Ian, Jake, sethron - Is it necessary to cut the support bar to mount an IC of that size? Mine's nearly the same dimension but it's 1" thinner. 24"x12"x3"

Starscream - Is your drawing supposed to be a view of the IC head-on or is it a side view? Is "space" the actual core or is it space space?