I bought a Ford Racing radiator a year or so ago and am finally getting around to installing it. I thought I bought one that said it should fit my 5.0 but maybe I was wrong or maybe out of the box it needs some modifications. See the attached picture. On the left side, I can line up and attach the brackets where the previous radiator was installed. On the right side though, they don't match (the green arrow and the yellow arrow need to line up).
Has anyone else ran into this and how did you resolve it? Did you drill new holes to mount the radiator? Is there some kind of adapter bracket I can buy? Did I screw up and buy something that isn't designed to fit my car (and if so, can I make it work anyways... it looks like the other pieces match up, though I'm not sure how well the fan cowl does just yet).
Has anyone else ran into this and how did you resolve it? Did you drill new holes to mount the radiator? Is there some kind of adapter bracket I can buy? Did I screw up and buy something that isn't designed to fit my car (and if so, can I make it work anyways... it looks like the other pieces match up, though I'm not sure how well the fan cowl does just yet).