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May 14, 2011 | 10:31 PM

Mervy49

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Watching paint dry

I painted up the new rad, rad support and brackets today. I'm installing a new rad intended for an 83 f 150 in my 49. The rad will be installed in a different manner than intended. The rad is a cross through but I'm standing it on its side. I discussed this with a radiator manufacturer and he says it will work as effectively in this position as it would normally. I had the new rad in my parts bin for the last 25 years so I decided this was it's time. The truck it was originally intended for had a 360 in it so it should work good for the 351w. If you click on the pictures they will get bigger.

May 14, 2011 | 10:41 PM

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I REALLY LIKE THAT BREATHER. Were did you get it ?

May 14, 2011 | 10:46 PM

BlueOvalRage

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Hey Fred, I think that "air cleaner" is stock - except he pryed it off'n a wheel instead of a carburetor. I think it's an F-1 hubcap.

May 15, 2011 | 02:58 AM

lexcoe

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Why not turn it into an air cleaner, sure would be unique. John

May 15, 2011 | 03:06 AM

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Why not turn it into an air cleaner, sure would be unique. John

I agree...

May 15, 2011 | 02:03 PM

Mervy49

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It is a F1 hub cap, lol, I only have one of them so I'm thinking that's what I'm going to do with it. The thing underneath is a margarine container, just to raise it up a little.

May 15, 2011 | 08:45 PM

Big IV

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A coffee can should work under the hub cap to help make an appropriately spaced air puller.

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May 16, 2011 | 05:20 AM

Walston

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I don't want a hole in the hubcap so this will take some thinking.

You might consider fabbing an "X" with the nut at the intersection of the X and tack weld the 4 ends of the X under the hub cap. Then the whole cap would spin to screw it on..........just a thought.

May 16, 2011 | 01:19 PM

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Mervy49

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You might consider fabbing an "X" with the nut at the intersection of the X and tack weld the 4 ends of the X under the hub cap. Then the whole cap would spin to screw it on..........just a thought.

That's a good idea Walston, and, I'm heading up to Napa to see if I can find a small diameter air filter and then I can design a contraption to contain that and attach the hupcap to it as a cover.