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Looks like a nice radiator. Where did you buy it? Are those threaded bungs on the front of both tanks?

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Got it on ebay from a guy selling all kinds of radiators, put a bid in...did not expect to get it but I am happy, I really wanted an internal cooler for the trans but hell at this price I will add an extruded log type cooler, those are mounting bunks on the front...don't think I will use them..worried about vibrations cracking the tanks after time, unless I can isolate them somehow

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found an old pic of the truck when it was my daily driver

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cheapEbay radiator is going back...when it came time to mount it I discovered that the radiator was out of square 1/2 inch and not flat..its like the whole thing was stood on a cornr and pushed down at the same time twisted about 1/2 inch, hope that I can get another one because the size is great and the hoses line up ok on my Tuned Port

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You are doing some awesome work! It is very motivating to see such improvements, well done. I look forward to seeing how this progresses.

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great thread, will be nice to see it finished. my dad had a 65 years ago with a 327 and it was a fun truck to drive around the farm.

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Thanks man for the kind words, I have decided to stop on the 62 and sell it, financial reasons and possible move makes this decision, after 48 years in the family its going to find a new home as soon as I can get her back together enough to drive away

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Interior as it sits....

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I'm sorry to hear that you are considering selling your truck :(

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Sorry to hear that decision as well, but times are tough and many people have had to make similar decisions. Just sad to lose something that's been in the family that long. Good luck.

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Thanks for the words, I have no attachment to material objects like I once did, and while this truck has been in my family a long time, it just does not fit in the situation I am facing, I spent alot of cash on this thing and its given me something to do..but I really should have been doing other things with my time, if things change I will keep the project but now I am just trying to get it road worthy and back running, been sitting here for 2 years now, will let you all know what happens

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Third radiator from Ebay on its way...awesome radiators if I can get one intact ...fed x has messed up 2 so far

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Got the radiator finally ..got it on ebay from rodpartsdealer, great seller who made sure I got a good radiatior no matter what, Fed X destroyed 2 of them before sending on UPS. I got the radiator and started on the shroud for the electric fan, made an awesome one out of fiberglass...just to realize it hits the water pump pulley when the fan is installed...it was good practice I guess...out to look for a job today and then back to making a new shorter shroud

Going to have to get the Chevy in a daily driver condition fast...I am going to be moving soon and need to use it as a driver again, the 2001 Dodge Dakota is a terrible and I mean terrible truck...

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Find someone on the forum to buy it and it can stay in "our" family.

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I am keeping it for now...sold some other cars instead

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the first shroud that i measured wrong and the start of the second one... boy I sure measured wrong.....I used the factory shround for reference not thinking about the way the fan mounted...wasted materials and time

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here are the pics

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got the new shroud made for the electric fan, just a bit of final smoothing and I may do a little filler work...turned out ok...have not messed with fiberglass in 12 years..I hate working with this stuff

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got the radiator shroud finished and mounted on the radiator, now I need to make some brackets to hold the radiator at the bottom

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That looks good :thumbs:

Can you give us a little run down on how you made this fiberglass shroud? Mainly how did you get the glass to release from the lower piece of plywood.

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Thanks Captainfab !!

I used saran wrap plastic wrap tacked to the wood with staples first, the glass will not stick to the plastic wrap, then the cotton material and then the resin and fiberglass mat, three layers of mat, I did two layers and then knocked it to shape woth 36 grit om my DA, then the last layer laid out smooth, I used blocks between the two plywood pieces.. loose not screwed down, I screwed 4 screws into just the two pieces of plywood so the parts would seperate after everything was dried and so I could get to the screws and not hit them with the jig saw, then used a template I made to cut the hole for the fan from the top side, I trimmed it while in the form and it popped right out, If I had it to do again..I would leave it on the form a little longer because it pulled in , along the middle of the wide edges, but I am not going to make another one, I used those threaded inserts 10/32 used for furnitiure to mount the fan to the ring of plywood, I guess I could have used aluminum and glassed it into the part but..I think the wood will be ok

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Thanks for the rundown. I was thinking of something like saran wrap. So did you use something like an old t-shirt to get the basic shape?

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That is some impressive work on the rust repairs man. Good job!

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I used a cotton bed sheet the t shirts had seams and were not large enough between the seams

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Thanks allot, It was a long process with the rust repairs...I try not to remember, I did all the metal work in a 2 week period 8rs per day, I burned myself out on the truck, just getting back into it again

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You have came a long way on it and its looking good.

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The shroud came out great. What CFM is the fan rated?

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I don't know off hand but its a big Hayden...paid allot for it about 12 years ago and it cooled the TPI with the stock radiator without a shroud for all these years, I will check the CFM its on the side of the fan...I was just looking at it the other day

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Took a few hours of work but...I figured out a good way to mount the new radiator to the 62, the 62 does not have a radiator mounting x member like the 63-66 have so I got a bit creative, made some brackets and used some rubber isolators from a jap car in the junk yard, I am pretty sure it was a 90s Nissan Maxima, then made some plates and riveted them to the radiator, still need to mount the top but I think I will use one center mount to teh hood latch striker plate bolts, top hose is going to work which was a 1992 GTA trans am...lower is stock 62 but will not work...off to the parts house with my exhaust preheater hose bent to fit and see if I can find anything that will work, if not I will get some stainless mandrel bent tubing and tig them together to form the bends and use two short hoses on each end

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Ahhh that makes sense.

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Glad your keeping it doing good job so far..By the way thanks for hooking me up on the tailgate and fender thay really helped a lot..been driving mine a bit but the ratio for the rear end and that granny low 4 speed sucks driving it to work..Keep it up I will see ya at Ellios soon.............

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Swap that rear end out man !! I have a 3.08 in mine, I got a 12 bolt from a 79, I had to make a choice...Posi or going fast on the freeway, the posi went to the dumps, someday I will throw one in there again

when does the Elios show start again ?

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i am curious about how you shaped the patch for the top corner of the cab..... can you share some tips about this? thanks
i like what you have done for far..

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The cab corners came from another truck, I just cut my roof till I hit good metal and cut the patches to fit, If there is anything else I can help you with let me know

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I think it starts again in april or may when i find out I will let you know...

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I waited the whole day for the rain to stop...at 4 pm it stopped and I was able to jack up the 62 and remove the RH wheel and all the brakes, I cleaned up all the parts and got it ready to go back together with new slave and shoes....and the rain started again...better luck tomorrow

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Got allot done the last few days, its fired up again after relocating the EFI pump under the cab from under the hood, re did allot of the engine wiring and got the dash and gauges back in and working, radiator is in for good and all hoses are installed and full of water/coolant, steering column is in for now...getting a different one soon ...so this one will get trashed...its worn out

Got the last parts of the dash painted today and its back together

I decided to go with Hot Rod Flatz paint so the 800$ of the factory green is just going to sit here...I should have thought that one out a bit before dropping the $$...oh well

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also knocked the dents from the sail panels and polished them up a bit, its hard to show in detail with pics, they look allot better...its very hard to polish in the grooves, I am going to get to the polishing store this week and will see what they suggest

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Looking great!
Thanks again for the heater lead.
Talk to you soon.

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Finally got the roof done here is a pic..........
Also heres a pic of my co driver