51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap

[Atommik]

Wow, looking back it was 6 years ago that I did the radiator support. I bought a Champion 2 row radiator, 19x22. I trimmed of the bottom of the radiator support to fit the radiator and then welded a length angle iron across the bottom. Then I welded and angle iron "cross member" between the front frame rails and made a radiator support mount off of that using 1" square tubing. If I remember correctly, I used some 2 inch long bolts and nuts to bolt it together so I could use the bolts to "fine tune" the adjustment. I hung the front sheet metal to determine the correct height for the radiator support. Make sure you install the hood when setting the rad support height. The height of the radiator support will make a huge difference in how all the sheet metal lines up since the top panel with the hood latch, fenders and grille all basically bolt to that support. After lining it up I removed the support, sandblasted it and painted it with a satin black aerosol.