Recommended Aftermarket Rad setup for 1970 Dart Swinger

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Swinger Ron

Father/Son - 1970 Dodge Swinger
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We are not happy with the current setup from the seller we purchased the car from. Total butcher job that does not fit correctly. I can share photos of the current setup but it is embarrassing. The engine has the original 340 block but that is where it ends. Bored 0.60 over, Aluminum heads intake and other goodies. Looking for a clean look that includes Aluminum rad, Dual electric fans, shroud and remove the current clutch fan. I would like a one stop shop kit. Very much appreciate any input.
Thanks,
Ron
 
How wide is your radiator core. The issue I had is mine is a 22" wide core, so two 12" fans would not fit. I was advised by Cold Case Radiators that two 10" fans would likely not do the job. I have a big block in my 67 Barracuda and the space between the water pump pulley and the radiator was not deep enough to fit one big fan on a shroud.

I ended up going with a 22" Champion 3-core radiator and shroud from Mancini Racing. Wanted to go Cold Case due to good recommendations on here, but all their radiators that would fit had the overflow going to driver side and I didn't want to have to find a way to wrap it back around to the passenger side where my overflow bottle is. I backed that up with a hi-volume water pump and stat, and stainless Derale performance flex fan (rated to 8000rpm) on a 1/2" spacer. I just put it in this fall, but I can already tell it is working better than my old system.
 
Lots of folk here like the Champion Radiators. Fan clearance, be it mechanical or electric can get tricky.

I have a 22" Champion and have 1-3/8" clearance from the water pump flange to the core.
 
Get a oer radiator with a mechanical fan. Had dual electrical fans car always ran over 200. 180 all day with stock steel fan

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