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BlueJeep · 12-15-2013, 02:45 AM

Is anyone running a wider radiator in an AD truck, wider than the 22" you can get in a stock core support? I'm building a new core support for mine, and I think I can get a 25" wide radiator in it before the sides of the hood become a problem. Just wondering if anyone else had done similar and if so how did it work out? I'll be running a dual-pass radiator that'll be custom built, so I might as well get as much cooling capacity from it as I can.

mr48chev · 12-15-2013, 05:07 PM

I've seen a lot of radiators cobbled into AD trucks after subframe swaps and frame swaps but they usually look like they were indeed cobbled into the trucks It's going to be a bit of a challenge to get one fitted so it looks like it belongs there rather than just stuck in the available space.

Henry50 · 12-15-2013, 08:25 PM

What engine are you running?

I have a mild 350 with a champion 3 row aluminum radiator, it fits perfect in the truck and runs 165° in the summer.

BlueJeep · 12-16-2013, 10:01 PM

I'm running a 5.3, but don't have the room for an OEM type radiator because I have an s10 frame with the steering box in the way.

Not all frame swaps are cobbled, plus I'm up to the challenge! Here's one I saw in person this summer, done by the same company that originally built the truck.

Here you can see the lack of a radiator sticking up:

You can see it from the bottom:

And here's the truck I saw it in:

12-15-2013, 02:45 AM	#1
BlueJeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waukee, Iowa Posts: 1,608	Wider radiator in an AD Is anyone running a wider radiator in an AD truck, wider than the 22" you can get in a stock core support? I'm building a new core support for mine, and I think I can get a 25" wide radiator in it before the sides of the hood become a problem. Just wondering if anyone else had done similar and if so how did it work out? I'll be running a dual-pass radiator that'll be custom built, so I might as well get as much cooling capacity from it as I can. __________________ build threads: 86 Suburban 88 Jeep 6.0 swap 49 Chevy truck 54 Chevy wagon 86 Suburban lowered 4/6 54 Chevy wagon 49 Chevy/s10 mix 88 Jeep Wrangler rockcrawler

12-15-2013, 05:07 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,344	Re: Wider radiator in an AD I've seen a lot of radiators cobbled into AD trucks after subframe swaps and frame swaps but they usually look like they were indeed cobbled into the trucks It's going to be a bit of a challenge to get one fitted so it looks like it belongs there rather than just stuck in the available space. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

12-15-2013, 08:25 PM	#3
Henry50 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Evansville In Posts: 173	Re: Wider radiator in an AD What engine are you running? I have a mild 350 with a champion 3 row aluminum radiator, it fits perfect in the truck and runs 165° in the summer.

12-16-2013, 10:01 PM	#4
BlueJeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waukee, Iowa Posts: 1,608	Re: Wider radiator in an AD I'm running a 5.3, but don't have the room for an OEM type radiator because I have an s10 frame with the steering box in the way. Not all frame swaps are cobbled, plus I'm up to the challenge! Here's one I saw in person this summer, done by the same company that originally built the truck. Here you can see the lack of a radiator sticking up: You can see it from the bottom: And here's the truck I saw it in: __________________ build threads: 86 Suburban 88 Jeep 6.0 swap 49 Chevy truck 54 Chevy wagon 86 Suburban lowered 4/6 54 Chevy wagon 49 Chevy/s10 mix 88 Jeep Wrangler rockcrawler



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