RPU with big wheels and no radiator?

Radiators' in the bed.

 

Grim
I scopein' that PU out right now. It looks like it has one pump and there is something layed down between the lights. But I sure don't see anything going into the block.
I'd sure like to know more about it myself. There is plenty of places to hide a cooling system, and I guess you could use an eletric pump, but it sure doesn't look like they've done that.
My guess is race car, very short track. And hope it doesn't rain hard until its cooled itself down.
I guess if it was an alky car it might run several miles before you have to shut it down. Light it and fly.

UH never mind.
Hey Derelict you had a chance to scope it out? How'd the get the water back to the radiator?
Just curious.

 

Not a problem. If its something I need there may be a breakin. Bad neighborhood ya know.
Is it big, do I need my cherry picker here?

 

Well I guess there won't be no breakin. Water's made to be in not on. Got ya covered freind.

Now onto bigger n better things. I'm with Grim, who got up close n personal with this truck. I'm about eat up with curiosity.

 

I saw this one at CHRR last year. Could this be it? I only see one water pump.

 

Looks like the louvers in the bed cover face forward,which would suggest a rad in the bed.
There was a very similar truck at Paso a couple years ago,with the rad in the back.
But it had a 6 cyl.
Any chance it's the same ride?

 

Grim, I have seen this car a couple of times,last year at the hotel bash at night after hrr. Then again this last Saturday during the day at Fomosa.This car has the look. It is so low it would be like riding on a roller skate.The car does have a radiator in the bed, I talked to the owner says he dosen't drive the thing very far.I like the look, but I would have put some sort of chopped shell in front for looks.But you gotta hand it to the builder,it looks cool even if not to practical.--TV

 

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Radiators' in the bed.

[/ QUOTE ] he didn't say "it's probably in the bed" you couldn't just take his word for it?

 

Here are a few of the plumbing from last year.

 

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Now I see it. Both banks tied together and one line leading back to the Rad. One line forward, simple and probably doable. Perhaps an electric pump back by the radiator wouldn't hurt a thing, and the obvious eletric fan.
At least now I know what the thing I saw in between the lights is.
Thanks for the info,
The PknBner
BTW I've seen a bunch with thw rad in the bed or even the turtledeck over the years, with a little planning they can be more than drivable.

 

Well guys, what he did was,tie the heads togeather and stub off of that to the rad.in the back.Then he used one pump on the drivers side, blocked off pasg side, but stubbed a pipe out of it and tied into the pump pipe and went back to the other side of the radiator.I don't know how it works cause the block doeen't tie togeather from side to side in stock configuration.Who knows whats going on inside???--TV

 

If he were to run an electric pump, wouldn't he still need that one mechanical pump to use as an idler pulley to have the generator belt go around (for clearance) the front mount dizzy???

 

How the hell does that werk, don't you need a return line ? Or am I missing something.
Great Looking Ride though.

Maiki

 

I think that the return line is the one headed down toward the frame behind the left headlight....

 

I'm still missing something here.
I only see one line running to the back.

 

OK,just found it.

 

Ahh..yes Unkl is see now!!!

Okies....hmm..kinda neat!

Maiki

 

I remember that ride up at the chrr party last year.
there are some good ideas.

wondered if he had a wild ROTH nose for it yet.

tp aka zibo

 

The head pipes come down by the header, and the pump runs through the channel of the frame,you just can't see it. This systom must have an electric in bed, or the pasg side won't cool, I guess????--TV

 

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That's it. One pump, no plumbing leading away from the motor that I can see, somehow I'm not buying "Radiators' in the bed" anymore. Do you know if it was driven to CHRR? Was it driven to Bonneville? At Bonneville?


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The radiator IS in the bed, I was at the March Meet and saw it with my own 2 eyes. That R/PU is BADASSSS!

 

Sometimes when you try to build a better mouse trap you end up with a bastard child spawned from a cluster fuck...

I don't really hate it as bad as all that but I do have to ask the question "Why?"

That car would look so much meaner with a cut down A radiator and shell. They're cheap, plentiful, and cool looking.

As it is he cant even "...drive it too far."

That ain't cool...

It's a unique idea that solves nothing and doesn't work that well...

If there's a point there, I don't get it.

Nice work though.

 

Kilroy, I love your thoughts,FORM OR FUNCTION which is it? And the sun will still come up anyway.---TV Did anyone notice the belt riding on the cross over pipe?