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The_Stache · 05-14-2011, 08:49 PM

SOOOO after I got the Vararam installed, I didn't like the look of the long bolts.. and I am not a fan of just leaving the radiator top floating...

So I made up my own brackets and reused the rubber/plastic shock absorbers from the factory brackets. It makes use of the stock bolts and the stock mounting location.

Just have to make the passenger side now and paint them.

Pictures...

BackinBlackSS/RS · 05-14-2011, 08:52 PM

Nice job!!

Love the Vararam!!!

B Mccue · 05-14-2011, 08:55 PM

Looks good. How much would u charge to make me a set? Hell, sell the design to vararam. I was picturing something exactly like this but don't have the tools or desire to make them myself.

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 05-14-2011, 09:35 PM

So i want 1500 sets made by next weekend.

L99CAMA2011 · 05-14-2011, 10:20 PM

This would stop me popping the hood and checking to see if the gromits came loose every day.

The_Stache · 05-14-2011, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BackinBlackSS/RS

Nice job!!

Love the Vararam!!!

Thanks I love the setup as well, the engineer in me loves the simplicity and common sense solution to getting the coldest air to the throttle body.

Quote:

Originally Posted by B Mccue

Looks good. How much would u charge to make me a set? Hell, sell the design to vararam. I was picturing something exactly like this but don't have the tools or desire to make them myself.

Haven’t even considered making these for sale. I would have to look into it, you know… cost benefit analysis, materials, payment, ect…

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2SSRS

So i want 1500 sets made by next weekend.

You sir get a set, and you know why! The next 1499 … well we can talk about that!

B Mccue · 05-14-2011, 11:40 PM

Understood, if you get the itch to make another set let me know. I was walking around home depot today trying to find something I could make into a bracket.

olblue75 · 05-15-2011, 12:49 AM

Could you trace it onto a peice of paper so others could duplicate, I dont have a welder but have access to someone that is a excellent welder and I could just take your drawing and have my own made. I'm currently in Afghanistan and looking at a Varam intake and revolution flip hood kit.

IndeedSS1 · 05-15-2011, 08:55 AM

Outstanding. That is the best bracket setup I've seen so far. No offense to the others before you that have done some nice creative options as well.

OP - May I assume your Vararam is really new? The reason I ask is I see something different that the rest of ours. On yours there is virtually no gap between the two halves of the of the intake housings.

Paul - You know where I'm going with this?

Toyaholic · 05-15-2011, 09:33 AM

Nice work!

KEEP RT · 05-15-2011, 10:05 AM

I like it so much I'll have to make my own.

Viral · 05-15-2011, 01:12 PM

What gap are you guys talking about? I'm not at home but maybe I should inspect mine and take pics to see if it's different. I just got it last week and haven't installed it yet

BackinBlackSS/RS · 05-15-2011, 02:52 PM

I might be mistaken, but from your picture in original post it does not look like you are using the heat mat between the intake and radiator.

BackinBlackSS/RS · 05-15-2011, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viral

What gap are you guys talking about? I'm not at home but maybe I should inspect mine and take pics to see if it's different. I just got it last week and haven't installed it yet

I don't think anyone mentioned any gaps. These are brackets to help keep the radiator secured.

05-14-2011, 08:49 PM	#1
The_Stache SoCal Race Team #13 Drives: 2010 1SS:RS:LS3:SW Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,800 View My Garage	Vararam installed = custom upper radiator bracket SOOOO after I got the Vararam installed, I didn't like the look of the long bolts.. and I am not a fan of just leaving the radiator top floating... So I made up my own brackets and reused the rubber/plastic shock absorbers from the factory brackets. It makes use of the stock bolts and the stock mounting location. Just have to make the passenger side now and paint them. Pictures... __________________ A.K.A - Diarmadhi (old handle) - So much to do.. So little money Owner : Fast-Stache Industries LLC

05-14-2011, 08:55 PM	#3
B Mccue Drives: 2011 1ss ls3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston tx Posts: 164 View My Garage	Looks good. How much would u charge to make me a set? Hell, sell the design to vararam. I was picturing something exactly like this but don't have the tools or desire to make them myself. __________________ RX catchcan, Vmax tb, Sullivan Racing billet pedals, Magnaflow 4" bullets. Solo High Flow Cats, Dyno tuned by ARD Houston, 390 RWHP 394 RWTQ,

05-14-2011, 11:40 PM	#7
B Mccue Drives: 2011 1ss ls3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston tx Posts: 164 View My Garage	Understood, if you get the itch to make another set let me know. I was walking around home depot today trying to find something I could make into a bracket. __________________ RX catchcan, Vmax tb, Sullivan Racing billet pedals, Magnaflow 4" bullets. Solo High Flow Cats, Dyno tuned by ARD Houston, 390 RWHP 394 RWTQ,

05-15-2011, 08:55 AM	#9
IndeedSS1 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Eastern MO Posts: 3,786	Outstanding. That is the best bracket setup I've seen so far. No offense to the others before you that have done some nice creative options as well. OP - May I assume your Vararam is really new? The reason I ask is I see something different that the rest of ours. On yours there is virtually no gap between the two halves of the of the intake housings. Paul - You know where I'm going with this? __________________ She is only memory now.

05-15-2011, 09:33 AM	#10
Toyaholic It's a sickness! Drives: '69 442 Vert Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,319	Nice work! __________________

05-14-2011, 08:52 PM	#2
BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	Nice job!! Love the Vararam!!!

05-14-2011, 09:35 PM	#4
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,728 View My Garage	So i want 1500 sets made by next weekend.

05-14-2011, 10:20 PM	#5
L99CAMA2011 Drives: One of the baddest handling Gen 5s Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Masachusetts Posts: 4,177	This would stop me popping the hood and checking to see if the gromits came loose every day.

05-15-2011, 12:49 AM	#8
olblue75 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Clarksville Tennesse. Posts: 6,165	Could you trace it onto a peice of paper so others could duplicate, I dont have a welder but have access to someone that is a excellent welder and I could just take your drawing and have my own made. I'm currently in Afghanistan and looking at a Varam intake and revolution flip hood kit.

05-15-2011, 10:05 AM	#11
KEEP RT Wonderfully Awful Idea Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Battle Ground, WA Posts: 1,456 View My Garage	I like it so much I'll have to make my own. __________________

05-15-2011, 01:12 PM	#12
Viral Drives: 2010 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 751 View My Garage	What gap are you guys talking about? I'm not at home but maybe I should inspect mine and take pics to see if it's different. I just got it last week and haven't installed it yet __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS ( Corsa Catback Exhaust \| Vararam \| VMAX TB \| Custom Tune - 386HP/383TQ)

05-15-2011, 02:52 PM	#13
BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	I might be mistaken, but from your picture in original post it does not look like you are using the heat mat between the intake and radiator.

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