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Re: Newer style radiator salvage yard search for an a-body help
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06/26/17 06:04 PM
06/26/17 06:04 PM
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You'd be better off measuring what you have and seeing what'll fit. Make a sketch with the measurements written down. Location and diameter of the hose connections,
BTW, A body is a fairly useless hint as to what you need.
What year, what engine, which A body, with or without AC.
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Re: Newer style radiator salvage yard search for an a-body help
[Re: WS68SSC]
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06/26/17 07:19 PM
06/26/17 07:19 PM
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You forgot the differences in water pump inlets
Ac vs non AC
V8 vs /6
Heck of a lot more than just three sizes in the differences.
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Re: Newer style radiator salvage yard search for an a-body help
[Re: WS68SSC]
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06/26/17 07:20 PM
06/26/17 07:20 PM
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Mattax
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+1 to Supercuda's advice +1 to Rhinodart's post ..and knowing the engine will help too.
A 'newer' style radiator will have square top tank cross section.
Last edited by Mattax; 06/26/17 07:23 PM.
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Re: Newer style radiator salvage yard search for an a-body help
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06/28/17 10:25 AM
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There's no advantage to crawling the yards looking for a used up radiator that's probably no better than what you have.
I can think of at least one. Years ago I helped a friend put a V8 into a Chevy Luv. We measured out the available space for a radiator, hose locations and diameters then went to the boneyard and started measuring. Believe it or not but the radiator out of an A100 with a /6 met the needs, we bought it and used it for mockup purposes. Turns out it was in good enough shape just to keep using it. So for mock up it has it's uses.
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