One of my friends Radiator just took a dump in his chevy truck and the Radiator shop said the can not fix it and he his trying to get it back on the road so he can go to the Rust Revival this weekend. What other Radiators can we adapt to get him back on the road I was wondering about a monti-carlo or something like that. What have you guys used? it is a 50 chevy truck running a SBC Thanks,Mel
I used a 68 Camero with at in a 54 chev with 350 22x18.5 Summit has them as SUM-380456 for about $200.
I've heard that a 60's mustang radiator will fit in there nicely. I'm not sure exactly on the year though. If your ok with spending money, I do believe that summit has some that will fit right in to the original core support that will handle up to 400 hp. SUM-380324 this is one that a buddy of mine is using.
Using a radiator from a 50 FORD in my 53 Chevy pu. It actually fit pretty nicely in the radiator support (used stock Chevy support). I just drilled new holes in support, 2 on each side to screw into support. It sits up a tad higher and I had to trim the front radiator cover that bolts to the grille but, so far so good. Tater
My buddy has a mid 60's Stang radiator in his 54 A/D. It does fit pretty nice. Some trimming required
Big thanks to Mel and Jimmy Tons. I'll be on the road tomorrow. Thanks for the input too. 60's Mustang rad. fits snug as a bug in a rug.
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