clip question

[Houston54]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

Huston--

I know what you mean about the core supprt (steering box). What radiator did you use? My frame set up looks different then yours. Did you Z the frame? My core support had to be shortened. When I bought it, it was a driver and had a 48 car radiator in in.

Nice truck

Marc

I used a Desert Cooler radiator for a V8 application with trans cooler. It is the same dimensions as the stock unit but is a three row design. I am running an electric fan from a Taurus and the temp does not get above 180 in Houston traffic. I got the radiator through Classic Parts for about $320 some years back. I do not know what they are going for now though. I researched the heck of it before deciding there really was not another radiator that would fit well.

The mounting of the radiator took some doing in that the steering box creates an extreme interference with the core support. I sectioned out the core support and welded in a brace that reconnected the side and bottom. Since the front sheetmetal is indexed off the core support any change in the height or front-to-back reference will throw the sheet metal off. I then sliced the front mounting surface of the core support from the top down to about one inch below the bottom hole used for the radiator mounting. This surface was then folded back at the top so it slanted forward from top to bottom. This effectively kicks the bottom of the radiator forward to clear the steering box while maintaining the top of the radiator as close to stock location as possible.

The attached pic show this pretty well.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Houston54

I used a Desert Cooler radiator for a V8 application with trans cooler. It is the same dimensions as the stock unit but is a three row design. I am running an electric fan from a Taurus and the temp does not get above 180 in Houston traffic. I got the radiator through Classic Parts for about $320 some years back. I do not know what they are going for now though. I researched the heck of it before deciding there really was not another radiator that would fit well.

The mounting of the radiator took some doing in that the steering box creates an extreme interference with the core support. I sectioned out the core support and welded in a brace that reconnected the side and bottom. Since the front sheetmetal is indexed off the core support any change in the height or front-to-back reference will throw the sheet metal off. I then sliced the front mounting surface of the core support from the top down to about one inch below the bottom hole used for the radiator mounting. This surface was then folded back at the top so it slanted forward from top to bottom. This effectively kicks the bottom of the radiator forward to clear the steering box while maintaining the top of the radiator as close to stock location as possible.

The attached pic show this pretty well.

Thanks--

Simular obstical but different frame and core support set up. I might just go with a slightly narrower radiator and offset to one side to clear the steering box. I have all of my sheet metal fitting and I am close to paint so I don't want to start over by making a change to the core supprt.

Marc