thats what i was afraid of. the water pump from the brand you recommended that fits a 77 is over $400!!!

 

Shiiiite!Try to find a mildon.. it will be pricey too or you can go with an edelbrock

 

They have a milodon for $90 so thats what ill go with. Does the radiator have a spot for a thread-in switch for the fan?

 

Not unless you use the drain plug location...not a good idea. You can get a local weld shop to put a bung in for a few bucks.... or you can get the slide in style of sensor!

 

Ill prolly just use a slide in type one. Im biking out to where the truck is tomorrow to get a few measurements then ill be ordering most of this stuff monday.

 

Yeah I have the slide in style sensor. I put a touch of silicone RTV on it after I got it in place, just enough to keep it from moving. I had a sensor slide out previously then it didn't trigger the fan, learned that lesson.

 

So i went and did some more measurements today, if i go with the radiator you went with there wont be room for me to mount my fan so im having to go with this radiator:

JEGS Performance Products 52017 JEGS Universal Aluminum Radiators

it will fit in the same space my radiator is in right now so it will give me room to mount my fan. The core is slightly smaller tho. Will it cool the engine enough?

 

Just the swap to Aluminum will make a nice difference... it is also Cross Flow instead of Down flow, so the coolant is in the radiator a bit longer... aka better transfer rate! It should be just fine!

 

Sweet, now i get to kiss all my money goodbye!!!

 

No kidding... but you will have your baby back!

 

True! shes driveable right now but im starting to get worried about that radiator hence the upgrade. All this work probably wont get done till im home for thanksgiving but im ordering everything now so i can start getting everything ready

 

Wise choice young man! that is pretty much what I did. I also changed out the pulley set and harmonic balancer at the same time..i switched to a polished aluminum set to lighten things up, and clean up the engine bay a bit!

 

Just ordered the radiator from Jegs, i decided to wait on the water pump for now. When i did the number crunching it came down to either a new trans cooler or the water pump, i opted for the cooler because its probably only alittle newer than the radiator so it was time for it to go whereas my current water pump is only about two years old. The water pump will get done soon tho!

 

yeah no hurries with that water pump... it is not very old.. worry about it when you need to!

 

Ill probably replace it when i replace all of the pullies. But thats gonna be a ways out