First, decide where you want the brackets. I
opted for a wider than normal stance, mainly because
I thought it would look "planned" for
the rods to line up with the wiper posts, and the
steering wheel center on the drivers side. I also
opted to hang the brackets upside-down and left
for right so that they're not open at the top -
I think it makes things smoother. Here I'm just
holding it in place to see how it will work. There
was a problem with mounting it this far outboard:
the bracket is designed for the bar to sit at an
angle, but not this much of an angle. I had two
options: put it where the bar was happy, or make
it work where I was happy. I bet you can guess which
way I went. This meant that the bar had to be bent
slightly to come off the firewall at the same angle
as if the bracket was closer to the middle of the
car, but also just enough so that it ended up in
the right spot on the rad. While you've got the
bracket here, mark the hole centers.
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