Aftermarket radiator mounts

[Bongo68]

Hello everyone! First post . Bought a aluminium radiator from summit that was suppose to be a direct replacement for a 68 c10 327. Its a 3 row with trans cooler ports on the passenger side, we have a manual. Anyway, my bad for not doing my homework. Question is, the sides of this rad are bigger and the stock mounts are to narrow. Anyone do any custom work on their mounts. Pics please, to get the creative juices flowing. Thanks.

[RichardJ]

I bought the Cold Case radiator and ran into the same problem.
I got the rubbers and bottom brackets from the Truck Shop. If I recall, the bottoms were a lot cheaper at the time. I could have modified the bottoms, but wasn't sure how wide to make them. I cut my top brackets open and lengthened to the width of the new bottoms.

[cornerstone]

Originally Posted by Bongo68

Hello everyone! First post . Bought a aluminium radiator from summit that was suppose to be a direct replacement for a 68 c10 327. Its a 3 row with trans cooler ports on the passenger side, we have a manual. Anyway, my bad for not doing my homework. Question is, the sides of this rad are bigger and the stock mounts are to narrow. Anyone do any custom work on their mounts. Pics please, to get the creative juices flowing. Thanks.

Let me be the first to say
Check out the search function, perhaps in the engine and drivetrain section of the forum.
Brian

[Wrenchbender Ret]

I bought some new rubbers & they were much thicker then the originals. I cut them down.
George

[Bongo68]

Thanks guys. I did get some from LMC and they were thicker as well. My problem is the length of the rubber, if I make the mount longer. I'll figure something out. There's always bailing wire.