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Putting a 400 in my 72 Swinger, what choices do I have for a radiator? What have some of you guys used? Any tips, or recomondations are appreciated! Thanks
Wow, that looks really good. You can't just redrll the existing mounts that are on it?guzzimike said:Jeep wagoneer radiator for a 400ci motor. Notice the correct position for the water hoses AND tranny cooler lines.
http://www.carpartsdeal.com/J2100CPD/Car/Wagoneer/Radiator/Radiator/
You do have to shave off the existing mounts and weld 4 ea. "L" brackets or similar to fit your application.
Well, the Jeep Radiator is Rear Mount (see pic)..The mounting flanges are esentially reversed from what we want. I suppose that you could mount the radiator using 2" spacers and some long bolts, but I chose instead to disk grind the flanges on mine and weld on 4 ea. "L" shaped brackets that I got at Home Depot. I drilled on hole in each barcket and matched either existing holes or made new ones on my car's radiator mount frame. It's a very sold mount..Lars said:Wow, that looks really good. You can't just redrll the existing mounts that are on it?guzzimike said:Jeep wagoneer radiator for a 400ci motor. Notice the correct position for the water hoses AND tranny cooler lines.
http://www.carpartsdeal.com/J2100CPD/Car/Wagoneer/Radiator/Radiator/
You do have to shave off the existing mounts and weld 4 ea. "L" brackets or similar to fit your application.
Oh OK, I couldn't see that from the pic. Good to know though.guzzimike said:Well, the Jeep Radiator is Rear Mount (see pic)..The mounting flanges are esentially reversed from what we want. I suppose that you could mount the radiator using 2" spacers and some long bolts, but I chose instead to disk grind the flanges on mine and weld on 4 ea. "L" shaped brackets that I got at Home Depot. I drilled on hole in each barcket and matched either existing holes or made new ones on my car's radiator mount frame. It's a very sold mount..Lars said:Wow, that looks really good. You can't just redrll the existing mounts that are on it?guzzimike said:Jeep wagoneer radiator for a 400ci motor. Notice the correct position for the water hoses AND tranny cooler lines.
http://www.carpartsdeal.com/J2100CPD/Car/Wagoneer/Radiator/Radiator/
You do have to shave off the existing mounts and weld 4 ea. "L" brackets or similar to fit your application.
On my dart, about 3/4" on each side is not exposed directly to the slipstream because the Jeep's radiator is that much wider than my OEM radiator window opening. But the top with its radiator cap and the bottom are a perfect fit. I'm running twin Flex-a-Lite electric (shrouded) fans. Works great. My motor is a 383, bored .060 over. Runs between 180F - 200F all day long.
One last item....the Jeep Radiator has the Pentastar logo on it... ;D It looks Original with the Dart