@Joel Roth posted:Is the bottom of the radiator housed in the projection/rectangle box located below the lower part of the front bumper? Why can't they raise the radiator up a little so that the bottom is even with the line of the bottom of the lower bumper and then cut vertical slots in the lower part of front bumper to make a grill for air flow? It would look much cleaner and look like the rear grill I have seen covering the muffler on some 356's.
Something like this:
Joel
Not currently. The air scoop is the box under the front of the car. The radiator doesn't extend below the car anyway, but is inclined at a shallow angle with the base even with the bottom of the car. Room is somewhat limited by the gas tank, A/C condenser, and other plumbing. The scoop is angled upward to force air through the radiator with a ram effect, which it appears to do well. What I hope to do is go with a wider scoop that doesn't extend so low, and probably use some ducting incorporate the two large openings on each side. That will keep or increase the area of the opening while not being as low. I agree that a grill of some sort under the bumper would be advantageous and probably affect the appearance minimally. I'll discuss that with Carey. I am already up in clearance more than some modern Porsches, so I think we're moving in the right direction (pun intended 
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I want to make sure that everyone understands that this is kind of what I signed up for. A little "sweat equity" is how I can afford this. Carey and the team have done a stellar job, but there are things that simply take a lot of real-world use in a variety of conditions to resolve, and I knew that going in. I consider myself part of the team.