Alright ware to begain? well i got this Radaitor that came with the extra parts for my "Project 53". now its from a 54 ford and i noticed that the "U" shaped radaitor suppot was smaller then what i originally had on there, which is the 53 one. i tryed to install the radiator and it would not fit due to the clearance of the fan on my 289. is there a possability that i can make spacers to bring it out some?? or would that not correct my problem? or dose it have to do with the Motor mounts. there stock and i didn't change them out yet. any ideas guys?
Hey Gearhead.... When my radiator needed help, I had it rebuilt by a local shop that did an excellent job. My engine runs cooler all the time now even with the air conditioning on. Do you have the orginal 53 radiator still? It might be better to rebuilt it than try to jury rig another in it's place and end up with cooling problems. Just a suggestion.
This what I had on my last 54 http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-380501/ with the 429 Caddy in it. I didn't have to do to much just redrilled the holes in the core support. It works well in my new 54 with the stock Y block in it as well.
I have an original 54 radatior that came with the car not a 53. are there two diffrent sizes? i think i have a general idea how to install this one, but i need to re configure the suppot brace and etc.
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