| paulsplace | -- 07-11-2020 @ 7:39 PM |
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Need some help? Anyone have a photo or diagram of the radiator frame mounting position. I bought a '40 pick-up with a coil over front end, small block 350, with an aluminum radiator without the original Ford radiator pan. The frame looks like it has been narrowed right under where the radiator pan should go but maybe that's the original frame? I'm trying to replace the aluminum radiator with a Walker 4 core '40 Ford which is wider than the aluminum radiator I removed. The Aluminum had special mounting support brackets that were bolted to the frame. Did the original Ford radiator pan bolt to the bottom or the top of the frame channel? Did the Ford radiator pan bolt to the top or the bottom of the Lower Grille Pan? My lower Grill pan is not straight or flat on the bottom so I bay need to replace it. Before I start fabricating radiator mounting brackets I need to know where they need to go.
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| trjford8 | -- 07-12-2020 @ 7:24 AM |
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Your question is hard to answer due to the fact you don't know if the frame was modified or not. I would suggest that you try to find and original frame you can look at and take measurements/photos to see if they compare to your frame as a starting point.
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| paulsplace | -- 07-12-2020 @ 9:49 AM |
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I'll try to find someone in my area that has an original '40 Pick-up. In General it appears that the original lower Grill pan is supposed to bolt to the original radiator support pan to form an air dam for air flow from the Lower Grill to the radiator. I purchased an original radiator support pan from Bob Drake. With that being the case (I hope), I need to fab a couple of brackets/tabs off the lower frame rails to support the rear of the radiator support pan. Sure would like to see an original set up first. Thanks, Paul
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