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87GT Drop Top

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Sorry for the slow response. I measured it the best I can with it in the car.
24"X16".
 
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Perfect size, Im going tomorrow to try and find one. I put in a 180 deg t-stat today and re routed a hose, it helped but its still pushing 235 deg while driving and I only went about 5 miles. I'm thinking the top rad hose may be collapsing while I'm driving. When I park it and the engine is cooling the top hose sucks itself flat, it may be doing it while Im going down the road. Bad rad cap????? It seems to be good but I have no idea on those things when it comes to what pound cap you need. It has a 18 lb on it now and the spring is not stuck. Any ideas??? Man I cant thank you guys enough for all your suggestions!
 

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I think your problem might be the radiator cap. Try it without the cap. I would try a 16lb cap. If that doesn't work try a 14lb one.
 
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212 deg all day long boys!!!!! 200 deg idleing. Those fans are the bomb and they were only $14 at U pull it. I ran 180 deg t-state with the new fans and put a new 18 lb rad cap on. One of the original builders who started the car put some kind of fancy chrome over flow resevor on the car and that's what was causing the rad hose to colapse when I shut the car off. This is the first time I've accually been able to drive the car and man that 460 has the tourqe of a dumb truck. You better be in the middle of the rode when you nail it cause the front bumper will chase the back bumper. Its unreal. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Great!! I would still try a 16lb cap.
 
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460 STANG said:
212 deg all day long boys!!!!! 200 deg idleing. Those fans are the bomb and they were only $14 at U pull it. I ran 180 deg t-state with the new fans and put a new 18 lb rad cap on. One of the original builders who started the car put some kind of fancy chrome over flow resevor on the car and that's what was causing the rad hose to colapse when I shut the car off. This is the first time I've accually been able to drive the car and man that 460 has the tourqe of a dumb truck. You better be in the middle of the rode when you nail it cause the front bumper will chase the back bumper. Its unreal. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ya had to know that was comin......
 
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I've tried 3 times to post some pics and cant get them to work. I tried down loading them into photo bucket like the other guy said and it still didnt work. I would love to get some on here if I could just figure out how to do it.
 

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460 STANG said:
I've tried 3 times to post some pics and cant get them to work. I tried down loading them into photo bucket like the other guy said and it still didnt work. I would love to get some on here if I could just figure out how to do it.
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Email them to me I will post them for you.
Hondatrx450racer@aol.com
 
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I just sent them. Thanks!
 

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I just sent them. Thanks!
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You sure you sent then to the correct email address? I still haven't received them. I checked my spam folder nothing there either.
 
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I just sent them again to the address you showed.
 

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460 STANG said:
I just sent them again to the address you showed.
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I just got both at the same time. The picture of the car you sent was really small.

Here are 460 STANG's pictures.

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Very nice!
 
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your not with me.....
 
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Thanks!!!! I just dropped off at the muffler shop. Its got 3 inch exhaust that dumped at the rear end, man was that thing loud, got to have some tail pipes. Thanks again guys I really appreciate it!
 

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looks great! glad you got the issue worked out.
 
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