Radiator Hoses Installed and Mounted

The radiator I am using in this car is an aftermarket one. I did some research and found that a late 70's early 80's Dodge truck radiator had similar dimensions to the original radiator. It also fit the original crade really well. I had to trim off the side just a bit to fit. It is also great because it has the outlets in the right place for my SBC engine.

I had to play around with finding the right hoses, but it didn't take long. Plus it helps when you have an autozone at the end of your block.

Transmission Cooler Lines

One interesting project I had to tackle recently was the mounting of the transmission cooler lines. This wasn't incredibly difficult, except that I wanted to make it clean and easy to get around if I had to remove the starter.

I also wanted to flex my fab skill by making up a fancy bracket for the lines to run on. To accomplish this I made a paper template and then transferred it to steel. I incorporated the threaded mount tab for the flywheel dust cover (because I do not plan on running one) which worked out perfectly.

I have to say though..taking your time when you are bending tubing and checking-rechecking to make sure the measurements are correct before hand makes a world of difference. The transcooler line is 5/16ths diameter and the rubber line is used to reduce engine flex which could weaken the fitting, causing a leak.

I like to think that this accomplishes everything I hoped it would and now simply have to mount the cooler itself.



Now onto the radiator hoses and fuel line.