[TFoch]

Sammons,
Nice work on those tail light buckets!  Nice material for the crash bars.  I used a Vintage Air Heater/Defroster in my 33.  Very happy with it and great technical support.
Tom

[sammons]

Thanks Tom, I sure like them. 

I really hated to cut down this nice grill shell, but that's what I got it for. I had to take 5 1/2" out of it. 1" lower on top and 4 1/2" raised on the bottom ( didn't ever want to scrape it on anything).  Now i don't have to wonder what to do with the crank hole in grill. Maybe tomorrow i'll get my radiator mounted so I can fit the grill shell. 

[ghost28]

 Nice work on everything.  How big is your radiator gonna be?

[sammons]

Thanks Ghost, the radiator is 18"w x23"t aluminium 4 core.

[sammons]

Decided to mount the radiator as low as possible in the crossmember.  It has quite a bow to it, so I cut two notches yesterday. I got the box's made, fit, and welded in.
Went down to the auto parts store(where my last job was. My friend owns it, he's the one I recently laid out the flames for) and picked up two exhaust manifold spring sets for the lower mounts. Dang I resigned almost two years ago and he still sells me parts at store cost! 
I welded the studs to the underside of the box's so I don't have to fiddle with reaching up in the crossmember.  So now to find some rubber cushions for the mount tabs, so I can set it. Next will be to get the grill shell fitted.

[ghost28]

Nice and clean. Your grinder looks just like one that I have. The damn thing will hurt you if your not carefull. 

[sammons]

Yep Ghost, bad-fast they'll hurt you! Been there. It really got my dad years back. He lost his grip, caught an edge and got him deep in the wrist, tendons etc.    If I can't get a decent grip that day, I leave it be!

Got radiator mounted, lower anyway. The sway bar will fit behind. Now to figure mounts and shroud. I know in the pic the grill shell looks real high, but it sticks down 3" below the front speader and 9" off the ground. I plan on doing a little more lowering on the ride height after all the weight is added and it settles.

[62131]

Sammons   I like the way you notched your cross member to accommodate the lowering of the radiator and the grill shell,  is it necessary to mount the radiator on springs since it will be mounted solid to the cross member? Will you be running a hood?

[sammons]

62131,
Dad always told me it was. He use to work in a radiator shop in his youth. He said that a radiator has to be able to move somewhat or it will stress crack at the mounting points.He always did, and so have I, and never had any problems. 

Yes, i'll be running a hood. At least a top, i need to get it built. I want a few louvers in it and I have a guy in OKC that wants to buy my press. I also want to make side panels around the headers, and hopefully a belly pan, and  It will need louvered if i do it.

I'll be cutting the rear lip off the grill shell to add on to extend the back side of it to cover the radiator. Think of it as kind of a track nose. Not for everyone, but that's what I want. I think I have figured out my nurf bars also.(side) 

[EDNY]

Sammons..

I'm using the same radiator and ran into the same "cross member" situation with the IFS on my 33 5W. Finally extended the hood 5" so I could position the rad down and in front of the Xmember. 

Mentioned it before.....the car looks more like a (long) 33 Pontiac coupe now...would love to have a 33 Pontiac coupe!

Ed

[sammons]

Ed at least it gives me room up front, behind the grill . I want to build a "grill guard" inside it. It might save my radiator someday.   Yep, I like a longer nose anyway. The original 107" WB didn't do it for me, that's part of the reason I went with the Master 112".

Old Pontiacs are cool ! 

[62131]

The reason I asked about the spring mounts is that your radiator shows side mounting tabs.

[sammons]

I think that's for universal mounting. It's got 2-bottom tabs, 4-side tabs and 1-upper center. I'm going to fasten the shoud to the side tabs, and shell (w/rubber) to the upper center.

I found my radiator under( model A copped 3") for chevy application. Ad said up too 750hp? It will either cool or it won't.

[62131]

I believe I have the same radiator, haven't had it out of the in over 2 years. I believe the part number was ca3132 it to was for a Ford.

[ghost28]

The radiator I usually buy is the 32 ford chopped 3 inches, but I think they are mostly the same.