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Longhorn Man · 12-25-2007, 11:37 AM

Plug off the 1/2 inch fitting, that is used on some of our trucks, I think it was an A/C thing, not vertian though.
your main problem may be the lower hose outlet from the rad. The 67 - 72s were angled upwards to keep the hose off the frame rail, later ones were not. I don't know if the alluminum rad with plastic tank will swap right in or not.
As for the trans cooler, it is defenatly a cooler, not just a warmer. If your truck is not run real hard, then don't worry about an aux cooler, your climate doesn't dictate it like in the south western desert. If the rad fits in there OK, and the hoses hook up, then just carefully rebend the cooler lines to fit.

12-25-2007, 11:37 AM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Radiator Swap Plug off the 1/2 inch fitting, that is used on some of our trucks, I think it was an A/C thing, not vertian though. your main problem may be the lower hose outlet from the rad. The 67 - 72s were angled upwards to keep the hose off the frame rail, later ones were not. I don't know if the alluminum rad with plastic tank will swap right in or not. As for the trans cooler, it is defenatly a cooler, not just a warmer. If your truck is not run real hard, then don't worry about an aux cooler, your climate doesn't dictate it like in the south western desert. If the rad fits in there OK, and the hoses hook up, then just carefully rebend the cooler lines to fit.