Radiator wont bolt up Help!!
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Radiator wont bolt up Help!!
I have what i know to be a 1977 f150 400 auto that i put a 79 or 78 grill and a rad support im not sure what it came off of . Anyways i went to put my 77 radiator in and the mount brackets that should be on the radiatior support arent there??? any ideas they are on the 77 rad support but that one is rotted on the mount.Does anybody know what the deal is short of cutting the brackets off of the old one and welding them on the 78/79?.thanks
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yea i did some research in the lmc catalog that seems to be the case. I found out you can use the 78/79 grill with a 77 rad support by bolting the 78 headlight buckets on the top and drilling out for the bottom and it will fit. Guess i will have to fix the rotted mount cause radiators arent cheap nor is it bad. So i guess i have an 78/79 radiator support in mint condition just painted gloss black if anyone is interested.
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you could always find another rad in the salvage yard with good brackets!
Heat the solder from both tanks, and remove the brackets.
Re-solder the correct brackets onto the good tank. Spray bomb... and your good to go!
That is what I did for the SuperCooling Rad I found!
Heat the solder from both tanks, and remove the brackets.
Re-solder the correct brackets onto the good tank. Spray bomb... and your good to go!
That is what I did for the SuperCooling Rad I found!
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