I'm assuming that you're just mocking that radiator up for now and taking it back out so you can put the motor in? And then put the radiator back in?..
Oh yeah, and barely mocking it up, I knew I was gonna have to mod the rad support, so I just took some pics for y’all.
The plan is to pull as much as possible from the engine bay, clean it up really good and the attempt to make a rattle can silver paint job look decent. I can’t stand having a white engine bay with a silver car.
The PO was also in the process of converting the interior from B7 blue to Black. So the steering column has to come out to get painted. Once the engine bay paint is dry I’ll swap the 383 in and then install the rad and steering column.
I hope I’m not getting in too deep, my goal is to drive this thing and not have it sit. So far the only thing that is stalling the project is a rear end. 8 3/4 around me are $1500+ with SBP axles. The only 2 8 1/4’s I can find are $650 for an open 2.76,and $1400 for a rebuilt sure grip 3.23. Looking at ford options. I can get a 9” from a Versailles for $300 or an explorer 8.8 for $150 plus the cost of modifying it.
Gotta borrow a big hammer from work and I’ll post pics of the rad mounted.
