64 Dart 5.7 hemi update thread.
Well, I drilled the holes for the two prongs on the bottom of the radiator so that the radiator would sit on the lower support. I need to notch out the lower support for my drain tap though. I sat some rubber washers under the prongs to see what they looked like, theyll work, but id like to find some smaller ones so that they hug the prongs better, the ones i have are a little big. Im not sure i even need the rubber washers, but i though that when the cars on the road, it might help to have that cushioned abit. What do you guys think?
Ill also think i have to cut some length (not much) off the bottom of each prong so that they will not touch my front valance, i wont know forsure until after i weld in the lower support and then hold up the valance to see if they clear.
I put my hood on to see if my filler neck still had the proper clearance, and it does. I gotta say, this radiator project (although no completely done) has turned out better then i thought it would.
Im glad I went with the 66 rad support and the 97 grand cherokee radiator. The set up looks factory and if i need another radiator in the future, it wont be hard to hunt one down. I also hope that this project pays off in the end and Ill never have any serious overheating issues. Im going to go with an electric fan and Ill also try to find a fan shroud to help keep things even cooler. My dream is to take this car on long cruises across this beautiful country of ours and go to events like Hot Rod Power Tour, and the last thing i want to experience going across the desert is over heating issues.
Well, i cant do anything else until my new Dremel tool comes in, so this should be it for a week or so.
Well, I drilled the holes for the two prongs on the bottom of the radiator so that the radiator would sit on the lower support. I need to notch out the lower support for my drain tap though. I sat some rubber washers under the prongs to see what they looked like, theyll work, but id like to find some smaller ones so that they hug the prongs better, the ones i have are a little big. Im not sure i even need the rubber washers, but i though that when the cars on the road, it might help to have that cushioned abit. What do you guys think?
Ill also think i have to cut some length (not much) off the bottom of each prong so that they will not touch my front valance, i wont know forsure until after i weld in the lower support and then hold up the valance to see if they clear.
I put my hood on to see if my filler neck still had the proper clearance, and it does. I gotta say, this radiator project (although no completely done) has turned out better then i thought it would.
Im glad I went with the 66 rad support and the 97 grand cherokee radiator. The set up looks factory and if i need another radiator in the future, it wont be hard to hunt one down. I also hope that this project pays off in the end and Ill never have any serious overheating issues. Im going to go with an electric fan and Ill also try to find a fan shroud to help keep things even cooler. My dream is to take this car on long cruises across this beautiful country of ours and go to events like Hot Rod Power Tour, and the last thing i want to experience going across the desert is over heating issues.
Well, i cant do anything else until my new Dremel tool comes in, so this should be it for a week or so.
