Yes, cruising along at 80, no blower belt on right now. Running great!
radiator is now a structural member?
I would fabricate a bracket that goes from one side of the core support to the other. It would probably be bolt in, so, I would use at least 2 bolts per side. maybe reinforce, or get an aftermarket lower core support brace. would require welding though.
Ok, now it is all becoming clear. The blower belt drive pulley bolts onto the vibration dampener with 6 long bolts. They go thru the blower drive pulley, then a spacer, and then thru the bottom fan belt pulley and into the damper. So the blower belt is going to stick out aways. So now the radiator has to move forward a few inches, and sit in the middle of the front radiator support, or even in front of it. That's why the top framework has been cut off. Only had the car 2 days, and there are so many small things I've been fixing, I really haven't given it much thought. Thanks for pointing that out, guys. Only problem with this so far, is that my partner and I have both gotten minor burns while working on it when hot. We're not used to having the top of a hot radiator exposed like that. Normally there is a piece of metal covering it.
big beach towel. since your from colorado, you might call it a river towel
Well we stayed in Vegas for 3 days working on it in the motel parking lot, fixing alot of small stuff. LOL. The 4 fuel hoses coming off the side of the tank near the filler neck were all cut, aged, and spliced. They did a terrible job of that, so had to redo them. It had leaked gas all over the first time I filled it up, but OK now. Drove 500 miles today, Vegas to Grand Junction Co. Started missing between 80 and 90 MPH, so stopped at an O Reillys in Utah. Replaced the voltage regulator and Dist Cap. Now it cruises at 80+ with no probs. 250 miles to go!
