Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4..

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Doug....as far as I know they don't have a clue...

[regan wilson]

That looks good Mongo. I was going to ask about the parents also.

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Regan .....

[Advanced Design]

Nice work Greg. See your brackets and Reaper’s brackets reminds me I need tail lights for mine. Hmm...

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Doug... I'm thinking I'm gonna run my tail light wires thru some stainless tubing just to keep it clean...

[Old57]

This truck is so cool! I'm really looking forward to seeing it all together and out in the sun.

[mongocanfly]

thanks rgun...I kicked around several attempts at mounting the levers...wasted a lot of time over thinking it...finally just said screw it...thisll have to work...and it did..

[Advanced Design]

Problem solved, good work Greg! Pretty satisfying isn’t it...

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Doug....like they say on the A-team..."I love it when a plan comes together"!...even if it didn't start out that way..

[72 tigger]

Nice work on the linkage!

[mongocanfly]

thanks tigger!!!...

[jjzepplin]

SO when you pull it to paint it you will have to pull the whole x member? You have given me some great ideas for linkage with this configuration! Great job. I need to step my game or my tools or both!

[mongocanfly]

Thanks zepp... I've already painted the bracket I welded on the crossmember...i just taped it up and sprayed it...the parts i was referring to pulling and painting was the linkages

[Advanced Design]

Nice work Greg!

[mongocanfly]

This unit just showed up on my doorstep....looks very nice...some slight shipping damage to the fins but I think they'll straighten out with a comb...
Youd think for what it cost itd come with a armed escort....
Made by Griffin....

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Doug!!

[jjzepplin]

Well now! Do you have a "That was easy" button you are pushin? You are a metal magician!

[mongocanfly]

ha.... no easy buttons in my shop!!!!

[Advanced Design]

Nice looking radiator and too bad about the fins...ouch.

Wondering about the lower outlet. Would having it on the other end of the tank help with hose fitment ?

[mongocanfly]

Doug, I thought about relocating the inlet and outlet so I could use a over the counter hose...but I wanted to keep my factory shroud and it wouldn't fit if I moved the hoses....ive already ruffly test fit some hoses on the old radiator and I think itll be fine...top and bottom hoses will be 2pc hoses..im machining some aluminum hose connectors for them..and on the top hose im adding a shoulder to put a fitting in for the steam line...
the bottom hose will be simple...2 hoses with 90deg ends will work....the top one will be a little trickier but should work

[Advanced Design]

Gotcha, I should have known you would have a cool reason for that. Painting the radiator black?

[mongocanfly]

yes sir....black it is...waiting on the eastwood black radiator paint as we speak...
since a good bit of the fins will be visible from the front and I didn't want it standing out,,griffin says the eastwood paint is all they recommend

[grumpyolddog]

Are you looking for a spring inside your lower hoses?

[mongocanfly]

Grumpy...I dont think I'll put one in at first...my other truck doesn't have one and I've never had a issue...but if it become a issue I'll definitely put a spring in....

[grumpyolddog]

Cool,nice work on Columbus.