aluminum AFCO rad install`

twolo4u2c2

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It went fine. The hoses are no an issue. They slid right on with a little ATF(very light) I might add. The toughest part was the SS bracket I bought. It was a little short when reaching the thick core of the aluminum radiator. I notched the ends and added spacer so the core would sit tight. other than that it was a snap. took about 4 hours. It runs way cooler than before. I now can drive with the fan off..... before I had to keep it on at highway speed to keep cool. stop and go traffic was fine with the fan on and still stays around 180 or so.

 

RacEoHolic330

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looks good. My 31x19 was a total ****** to put in. Took a lot of hammering and cutting to get it to fit right. Adding the supercharger required even more persuading.

 

twolo4u2c2

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this was the 27 1/2 x 19 I would rather had the 31"...it would have fit better

 

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Good deal. I guess I'll have to get mine on order if I ever expect it to show up at the door. hehe

 

90mustangGT

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Nice. Having a good radiator is so important especailly on a street car. I remember going from a stocker to a 3core copperbrass unit made a huge difference. Next I will get either an AFCO or Griffin.

 

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twolo4u2c2 said:

this was the 27 1/2 x 19 I would rather had the 31"...it would have fit better

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Was this thier standard 27 1/2 x 19 Ford Radiator?
Thanks
J

 

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The 31 X 19 does fit better. I put one in a buddys car and used the same stainless steel radiator bracket (Which I designed for UPR BTW) and it fit without cutting or adding brackets. I just had to reroute the wires that run right in front of the radiator around the front side of the core support so I could get the radiator to pull back a little more. It was tight but did fit.

Did you reroute your headlight and alternator wires?

 

twolo4u2c2

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89sleeper said:

The 31 X 19 does fit better. I put one in a buddys car and used the same stainless steel radiator bracket (Which I designed for UPR BTW) and it fit without cutting or adding brackets. I just had to reroute the wires that run right in front of the radiator around the front side of the core support so I could get the radiator to pull back a little more. It was tight but did fit.

Did you reroute your headlight and alternator wires?

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ya I did that when I put the motor in. The only real thing was the width. I really should have gotten the 31". It would have fit much better.

 

twolo4u2c2

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91RRLX said:

Was this thier standard 27 1/2 x 19 Ford Radiator?
Thanks
J

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Ya ....right off ebay for 179.00 shipped.