70 Radiator in 65 Mustang

4MuscleMachines

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I have an opportunity to pick up a new 70 Mustang Becool radiator and dual 11" fan unit at a good price. I am aware I have to enlarge the opening in the rad support and remove the battery so that it will fit. My question is what brackets do I need to use and which work best to mount the rad and dual 11" fans in the 65? Here is a quick link which shows all the bracket choices for the radiator and fans.

Frank

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...fier=&categoryId=24297&parentCategoryId=11473

I found the pic below and I cannot seem to find those fan brackets.

 

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I think the stock lowers will work fine. As for the top, just bend some sheetmetal and build a simple bracket that bolts to the stock place.

 

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I would recomend putting some rubber between the bracket and the radiator. Other wise the vibration and dissimilar metals equal problems

 

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are you sure the inlet and outlet will work with your motor?
mine are on the oposite sides,
inlet on top , pass side
outlet on bottom, driver side.

If the hoses are correct , id do what ever you have to do to get it to bolt in, its a nice set up. Shouldnt be too dificult.

 

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grego37 said:

are you sure the inlet and outlet will work with your motor?
mine are on the oposite sides,
inlet on top , pass side
outlet on bottom, driver side.

If the hoses are correct , id do what ever you have to do to get it to bolt in, its a nice set up. Shouldnt be too dificult.

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Mine is just like yours, that pic is just for reference (and not a good one at that). Here is a pic of the actual unit, it looks pretty big. BTW, I found the brackets in a kit if anybody else is thinking of doing the same thing. Pricey but they mount it right.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=BCI-72045&N=400001+115&autoview=sku

I found the 70 Mustang Becool on Ebay brand new for $300 shipped, and the Spal dual fan unit for $180 shipped. Much easier to swallow than the $970 unit from Rons Radiator shop.

 

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He's right tho... if it really is a radiator for a 70, then the inlets and outlets will be in the wrong spot for your 65.

 

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OK, I just checked the 65 and my top inlet is passenger side and outlet drivers side. So I am ok, I was sweating there for awhile.

 

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That's a huge rad. What size motor are you cooling?

Those brackets are pretty pricey. You could buy some stock aluminum from http://www.metalsdepot.com/ and fab your own for under 25 dollars.

 

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Cannoball888 said:

That's a huge rad. What size motor are you cooling?

Those brackets are pretty pricey. You could buy some stock aluminum from http://www.metalsdepot.com/ and fab your own for under 25 dollars.

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427W. Thats for the link, I will definitely be using it.