Hmmmm. when I was at good-guys a few years ago the guys at Vintage Air told me you want the condensor as close as you can get it to the radiator without touching it. I said like a piece of poster board close, then pull it out when done? The answer was yes.
using NEW universal parts going to be under dash AC- Heat unit--
Can not get any closer to radiator with support bars in radiator support it works fine with the electric puller fan never over heat did this set-up in last 3 builds---