Radiator install question?

[myasylum]

I'm installing a radiator for the /6 too V-8 swap, and I am installing a new radiator. Of course there are no hole to match so I have to drill new ones.

my question is, does this radiator just sit on that metal frame? Does it sit up a little higher off the metal? or does it sit on a piece of rubber or something?

I was just going to set in it there and start drilling holes, but I'd figure I'd ask first to make sure it's right.

Thanks!

 

[340sixpack]

It sits up off the lower support,i dont know how far,never had anything stock,just as long as its not too high where the hood hits the top of the cap.

 

[pettybludart]

Yeah,set it up off the frame(a piece of wood under it)mark holes for drilling.Do your drilling(make sure your hood closes first)bolt it up,then pull the wood out.Get er done!

 

[myasylum]

Do the tranny lines go between the engine and the k frame, or under the K frame? I'm afraid I may have done something backwards??

Pics would be cool. I'm using b body tranny lines so it's a bit goofy anyway.

Should I use teflon tape for threads for lines?

 

[fishman]

the lines need to be above the cross member

 

[Steve68]

Radiator is about 1/4" above support. Transmission lines go between engine and k frame. I ran mine in from the front and it was made more fun by the headers that are in there taking up a big chunk of hand space.

 

[myasylum]

Well, I guess I'll be taking out the lines again. Urgh!

Also, if there isn't a 1/4" gap is it really going to matter? I ah?? Already bolted in the radiator before I checked the post? Whoops!

Teflon tape?

 

[rumblefish360]

The tape will help. Not a mandorty item, but very helpful. I'd use it.

 

[myasylum]

Does it then go over the center steering bar too??? or under?

 

[doktor_x]

Just a note regarding use of teflon tape or liquid/paste thread sealer: leave the first thread bare. This goes a long way toward preventing a hunk of the stuff getting loose and clogging something later.

 

[Steve68]

Don't worry about the 1/4" as long as the radiator is not touching except at the mounting flange. You don't want it touching anywhere else because the possibility exists that a hole will eventually get rubbed in the softer metal of the radiator by the car body. And watch out for any bolts mounting braces and such. I almost got caught by the bolt holding the brace going back to the k frame on my Barracuda. Didn't realize that the radiator support was curled up a little bit on the inside edge and I had no clearance.