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Moving Radiator #2338355
07/17/17 01:53 PM
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Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone has moved there radiator in front of the rad support and just behind the Grill. I have a 74 Dart Sport and have been thinking of doing this for a few years to free up some space.

What say you and share pics if you have them


Thank you
Kiddart
Re: Moving Radiator [Re: Kiddart] #2338488
07/17/17 05:37 PM
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No personal, but you're shifting a lot of weight in the wrong direction.


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Re: Moving Radiator [Re: polyspheric] #2338600
07/17/17 08:28 PM
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I agree, when possible I lower and move rearward any of mine that I can, I am not a wheelstander. stirthepot


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Re: Moving Radiator [Re: Kiddart] #2338656
07/17/17 10:07 PM
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I usually leave the line wheels up so I'd do it if I needed to but have plenty of room and street car, no problem I see........... thumbs How much are we really talking here anyhow.......... shruggy

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Re: Moving Radiator [Re: Kiddart] #2338666
07/17/17 10:19 PM
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I have on my old Valiant.. was a destroked
383.. worked out great with a tube chassis
but try to look at where the weight will
be in the end
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Re: Moving Radiator [Re: MR_P_BODY] #2339036
07/18/17 01:08 PM
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there's been mention of a Hayden short fan assy (I forget the #). the legs on a BB pump can be milled. the "cross" on the WP can be pressed rearward a bit to move the pulley rearward along with buttonhead pump mounting bolts. The hardest part will be locating the correct depth pulleys to restore belt alignment. maybe even a rad with less cores (or just thinner) & a wider one to restore cooling capacity & "area" is more important than cores & it is for sure easier to expand clearances out sideways against the frame rails for more area.


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Re: Moving Radiator [Re: Kiddart] #2339100
07/18/17 02:16 PM
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On my 73 dart with a big block, motor plate, mezeire pump and HHR fan with aluminum radiator I had to do some cutting on my core support to gain about an inch of room.


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Re: Moving Radiator [Re: Kiddart] #2340791
07/21/17 03:10 AM
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Big aluminum Radiator. Engine plate, the Big GPM mezeire. Brothers ran out of room on the Ruster Duster. They were also in a hurry, so it wasn't pretty.

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