I moved my Radiator from the 8 cyl position to the 6. The hole in the body line up OK but what about that fender support piece. Three bolts to the radiator and one to the outside fender. Does the whole support piece move forward?? Are there holes for the fender side position? Or can I just swing the three to the radiator???

thanks,

bob

 

Bob, the whole fender support should move forward to match the radiator support hoop since they use the same 3 bolts on either side. I've never though to check, but there should be another hole through the upper and lower fender joint farther forward to accomodate this. Another thing to throw out there - The air dam in the hood has two positions also, but the dam sits deeper into the taper of the nose of the hood when in the 6 cylinder position. Consequently, the 6 cyl. dam is narrower than the V-8 piece. 6 cyl. dams pop up on fleaBay from time to time, but I would think that you could cut a little strip out of the middle and narrow your V-8 dam to fit.

 

Good point about the damn. didn't get that far... I really didn;t want to go with an electric fan, that' why I moved it but we'll see how much of a pain this will be....

than ks

bob

 

i got the dam for the hood if ya want it

 

The 6 cyl air dam is also not as tall as the V8 air dam due to the slope of the hood where they're positioned.

 

I may be swapping a a dodge radiator that is not as tall. I have the stocker in there that's in good shape but I'm concerned about how it looks and if it will hold up to the 351w?

bob

 

could you post pictures of the two different mounting locations?

 

The air dam in the hood, the fender braces, the radiator support or all three?

 

im sorry... pictures of the rad support .. 6 vs 8

 

I'm not sure if I got that last clarification but, the Rad supports are the same. They just go in different holes on the inner fenders and front frame cross-member.

 

I will have to take some pictures of my issue...

First ... im not sure if my rad is in the correct position
second... im not sure that my fan shroud is v8 or 6.

The rad seem like it may be a little high on the shoe... but its my first 50's truck so IDK!

Maybe I just need some pics of the correct v8 shroud and rad height in the opening?

My truck is a 272 v8 with a 4 spd on the floor.

 

I'll see what I can do tonight if someone doesn't beat me to it.

On a second point if folks are still watching. Now that the radiator s in the 6cyl pos. My drain for the rad is hitting the inner front valence(?) I'm not sure where to go from ther just bite the bullet and buy a new rad for modify the sheet metal??

bob

 

I have my rad in 6 postion and the drain was no problem when I had my stock V8 rad because the drain is at a 45 deg angle and recessed. With the new aftermarket one I had to use a plug instead of a drain petcock. I also went with an electric fan and with the rad in the 6 postion I found the engine easier to work on and the engine more visible for those that want to take a peak.

 

I dont want to hijack this thread.. so I started a new one!

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