is that zip ties holding that rad in place???

 

I hope not! He said he used the AC condenser mounting points to hold the radiator in. That's how I mounted mine.

Also, you look like you have a bigger kink than normal in the top radiator hose. You should probably cut it and make it so it doesn't kink that bad. I know when I got my aftermarket hoses we had to cut all of them to make them fit close to stock. Having a huge kink like that in all 3 hoses (which you probably do, since the hoses were made for a stock radiator, hence the need for a slightly longer hose) can't be good.

 

^ Yeah, what Canadian said.

It was a temp solution until i could find a correct washer.

Yeah, I actually cut it by 2" already but it still looks like that. The original shape of it is quite angular like you mentioned. Do you know the intention for this kink?

 

Wow 2 inches, thats a lot. We cut mine by maybe 1/2-1". I know stock has a little kink in it, I have no idea why but we kept mine looking just like the stock angle. Maybe its just your picture, but it seemed bigger in the pic.

 

I'm thinking it's probably either because of different brands (i'm using the mishimoto ones) or that I'm using the one intended for the 350z.