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"Doc's" New 5 Row Core

Aluminum Racing Radiator

First things first.

Out with the old. Of course I had to pull the radiator, remove the old fan, and pull out the battery.

The battery BOX itself (which will soon be moved to the trunk) had to have a small lip cut off the edge

of the battery box so the new wider radiator had room to fit. See #5 for a close up of the edge I cut

off. Compare it to #1 and you'll see the leading edge is missing in #5 photo.

#1 #2

Yes, there was a bit of cleanup and paint touch up to do, as is always needed around battery boxes.

(click on any of them to enlarge them for better viewing in detail)

#3 #4 #5

#3 Shows the brackets I made to mount the radiator in. It was fairly simple to do using 2" strap steel from

the local ACE Hardware store. Along with a couple sheets of rubber to insulate the radiator from abrasions.

#4 Shows the brackets at the bottom of the radiator where it sits in two nice little rubber lined cradle brackets.

The new 5 row core aluminum racing radiator from AFCO http://www.fullthrottleraceparts.com/afcrad.htm

item number 80100 FN, at a cost of $179.00 plus $16.80 shipping (purchased from Fillip Auto mentioned

below). And a new "Curved blade" 16" SPAL electric "puller" cooling fan (#30100825) for $149.99.

http://www.slickcar.com/spal-fan.asp?offset=20

with electronic relay and mounting brackets for the fan, a total cost of just over $200. Offered by Fillip

Auto Performance, along with the radiator. 1-800-460-4771.

Two small L brackets were formed from the same 2" strap steel from ACE hardware to attach

the top of the radiator to the cross bar at the top. Simple and effective.

While I was at it, I also put in a new 180 degree thermostat and new intake manifold water outlet

neck and new hoses.

If you'll notice, while I was doing this project, I also changed the lower crank fan pulley

(to a 3 grove) which was added for my new A/C unit. The top pulley was also changed

to a 2 grove pulley as well.

Custom alternator adjustment rod Pro Street Damper

Modified A/C bracket Belts setup

Well, that's it. It took about a day of fun, sweat and a few cuts here and there (on me

that is) and the job was done. It looks good, it cools well, and it didn't cost an arm and

a leg. The only (metal) cut I made was to the battery box as I mentioned earlier.

The relay switch mounted on the side fender well just below the starter solenoid, mounted

easily and turns the fan on when it is needed.

The above photo shows the new thermostat pickup I installed to turn on the

16" SPAL electric fan automatically when the engine reaches a certain temperature

(which by the way is adjustable). The photo on the right shows the relay which

has an adjustable POT (near the YELLOW wire) to regulate the temperature at

which it activates the switch. PLUS, I mounted a manual override switch

inside the passenger compartment to manually turn it on when I want. Like while I'm

waiting in the staging lanes at the drag strip, to help cool it down between runs,

without the engine running.

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