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- Norcross, Georgia, United Stat
- Corvette
- 2017 Arctic White Grand Sport
I started my installation of my ignition box today and ran into my first snag. Where to put it. I have a 77 with a/c and I thought I could put it down low on the passenger side on the wheel well. Unfortunately an a/c component is down there and it forces it outside, where the "gill" gets in the way. Bottom line is it won't fit.
So I tried the same place on the driver's side. The charcoal cannister gets in the way.
Started looking topside. The passenger side is too congested with the overflow bottle, etc. Driver's side had a little room between the alternator and fender until I started to close the hood and the hinge rotated down and into the space.
I thought about a custom bracket and mounting it off the fender but this would have resulted in the box above either the headers or the engine and I'm concerned about that heat.
So I looked in the front of the car and think I found the perfect place. On the bracket that attaches in the center of the bumper between the headlights. Is there any reason not to mount it there? It shouldn't block air flow to the radiator and a/c and will actually get the benefit of some cooling. The only draw back is in a front end accident the unit might be damaged but an impact of that magnitude would likely damage the radiator as well.
Anyone have any thoughts?
So I tried the same place on the driver's side. The charcoal cannister gets in the way.
Started looking topside. The passenger side is too congested with the overflow bottle, etc. Driver's side had a little room between the alternator and fender until I started to close the hood and the hinge rotated down and into the space.
I thought about a custom bracket and mounting it off the fender but this would have resulted in the box above either the headers or the engine and I'm concerned about that heat.
So I looked in the front of the car and think I found the perfect place. On the bracket that attaches in the center of the bumper between the headlights. Is there any reason not to mount it there? It shouldn't block air flow to the radiator and a/c and will actually get the benefit of some cooling. The only draw back is in a front end accident the unit might be damaged but an impact of that magnitude would likely damage the radiator as well.
Anyone have any thoughts?