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A great conversion and a great post explaining how it all goes together. As I've said earlier, I see a 26" rad, trans-cooler and possibly even the transmission thermostat in my near future so your thread timing is perfect. About the only thing I would add is a transmission oil temperature gauge to verify the thermostat is opening and closing correctly. Inline thermostats can be a little worry some in that you don't know if it will lock open or closed if it fails.
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Fury440 wrote ...
A great conversion and a great post explaining how it all goes together. As I've said earlier, I see a 26" rad, trans-cooler and possibly even the transmission thermostat in my near future so your thread timing is perfect. About the only thing I would add is a transmission oil temperature gauge to verify the thermostat is opening and closing correctly. Inline thermostats can be a little worry some in that you don't know if it will lock open or closed if it fails.
Would you like to see a photo of the brackets I made to fit a 26" rad to a 22" support? They're already made. I am thinking of modifying the support soon if I can find a sensible way.
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Thanks for the photo. I guess these brackets will move the rad closer to the engine. I've got it in my mind to use a shroud and my stock 7 blade steel fan. As such I'll need a shorter fan spacer.
Speaking of shrouds, I see a lot of B-body 22" shrouds on eBay, anyone know if one of these will fit a C-body 22" rad??
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Although it looks more in the photo, they only move the rad the thickness of a bolt head closer to the engine. On reflection, it might have been smarter to have used a captive nut.
Cant answer the question regarding 22" fan shrouds, as I dont use one. I do know for certain that a B-body shroud will fit my 26", because the one I'd planned for that if needed. The radiator is identical to a 440 B-body one, and can even be replaced by a stock part.