Biggest most massive 4 core rad for a 68 Barracuda?
While fighting cooling issues with my '74, I swapped in a lot of different radiators and tried all sorts of different timing settings, etc.
The last radiator I installed was a 4-Row C-Body Radiator for a car with HD Package & 440. Massive Monster, it sits tight against the bottom of the core support (installed a rubber pad under the tank) and Had to notch the mounting brackets to clear the frame.
Requires the Battery Tray to be removed for a test fit, and both the Radiator & Tray must be installed at the same time for everything to fit together
Ignore the Bungee Cord holding down the Massive 1000CCA Battery, I borrowed the battery from my Diesel to start the car, didn't want it wacking into the fan so I slapped a bungee it on to temporarily hold the battery in place
In the end (after cutting a Factory A-Body Shroud to fit the radiator) It turned out my cooling problem was something simple... My power steering pump was clocked to the side/angled slightly (never did figure out why) and was slipping the belt for the water pump. Dismantled the brackets and installed the brackets the exact opposite way from what they were supposed to be and the car ran cool after that.
I do have a Electric Pushing Fan (from a 1989 Ford Probe) installed in front of the Condensor for those hot days idling in traffic, just incase. It's rigged to the "Flasher" switch in my Rallye Cluster :D Think I've only had to use it 3 times, and each time it was over 95* outside stuck in low speed stop & go traffic
While fighting cooling issues with my '74, I swapped in a lot of different radiators and tried all sorts of different timing settings, etc.
The last radiator I installed was a 4-Row C-Body Radiator for a car with HD Package & 440. Massive Monster, it sits tight against the bottom of the core support (installed a rubber pad under the tank) and Had to notch the mounting brackets to clear the frame.
Requires the Battery Tray to be removed for a test fit, and both the Radiator & Tray must be installed at the same time for everything to fit together
Ignore the Bungee Cord holding down the Massive 1000CCA Battery, I borrowed the battery from my Diesel to start the car, didn't want it wacking into the fan so I slapped a bungee it on to temporarily hold the battery in place
In the end (after cutting a Factory A-Body Shroud to fit the radiator) It turned out my cooling problem was something simple... My power steering pump was clocked to the side/angled slightly (never did figure out why) and was slipping the belt for the water pump. Dismantled the brackets and installed the brackets the exact opposite way from what they were supposed to be and the car ran cool after that.
I do have a Electric Pushing Fan (from a 1989 Ford Probe) installed in front of the Condensor for those hot days idling in traffic, just incase. It's rigged to the "Flasher" switch in my Rallye Cluster :D Think I've only had to use it 3 times, and each time it was over 95* outside stuck in low speed stop & go traffic
