HELLO.....is anyone home on this forum? LOL How could a week go by without a single post? After all, the 75th birthday is coming up for the 1932 Ford and I'm sure many of you (like me) are working on roadster projects. How come no activity?

I have a question about using the solid Fink/Hagen style side hood mountings and that they double as radiator side supports. On an "original car" the radiator and grill shell is supported by rods that go from the firewall "to the center" of the radiator. This allows the car frame to twist and flex as it goes over curbs without stressing or flexing the radiator. On the Fink/Hagen style hood supports they mount the grill/radiator solidly to the firewall and when the car is twisted this motion is transferred to the radiator. I believe this is the reason my AFCO aluminum radiator only lasted 5000 miles before it developed cracks in the corners and required replacement.

I just finished installing a new Walker radiator and was wondering if I should mount only the lower and center top mountings on the radiator? By not mounting my Hagen hood side supports directly to the radiator it would allow the top of the radiator to float a little when the car twists. The radiator would still be mounted at the bottom to the frame and mounted in the center to the radiator shell at the top. It's a little confusing explaining this and I hope you get my thinking.

Lets hear some some of your thoughts.