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Re: Early A Body, Radiator Upgrade?
[Re: tsdart]
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10/19/09 04:55 PM
10/19/09 04:55 PM
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pishta
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I used a stock 3 core radiator out of a Jeep Cherokee (round headlights) wall to wall radiator between the supports and I just had to braze on tabs to secure it to the frame rail. in and outs were the same size and I think I even used the same lower hose. Good enough for a 451.
12 Grand Caravan 06 T&C 02 T&C 96 Breeze 65 Barracuda "S"
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Re: Early A Body, Radiator Upgrade?
[Re: tsdart]
#501221
10/21/09 09:02 PM
10/21/09 09:02 PM
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Posts: 982 W. Sacto CA. USA
phantomx
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When my brother put a 440 in his 64 Dart, he used a later rad from some mid 70s junk (Cordoba?). It was the right height, but quite a bit wider, he had to trim the inner flanges of the front rails to make it fit. It had 2 rows of wide tubes. That car would not overheat. We had a nice piece of road in front of our house where we did back to back 1/4 mile passes for about 20 minutes. The gauge never went above 180 I don't know if you want to modify your car any, but I thought I'd throw it out there. Travis..
70 GTX project, orig 440-4, 4 spd, track pack, FC7, stripper/street racer special.
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Re: Early A Body, Radiator Upgrade?
[Re: tsdart]
#501222
10/22/09 09:20 AM
10/22/09 09:20 AM
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Posts: 1,139 West Tennessee
rbstroker
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I had the small block radiator for my '65 Coronet recored and the lower tube moved slightly to the left for a big block. Before I had a chance to install it, I ended up with the proper 426 radiator for the Coronet. Long story/short, the radiator fit my small block '65 Dart like a glove. I used it for 3 months before going aluminum for the weight advantage (race only). Having said all of that, maybe you can find an early "B" body radiator easier than an "A" body one.
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