Thread: Meller's "Last" Hoorah - '62 Fairlane

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That's always a good feeling!

I can only "pat myself on the back" in the mornings because I'm so stiff by bedtime I can't hardly scratch my belly.

A younger talented knuckle dragging wrench spinner would call this 15 minutes worth of work.

HOWEVER, this crippled Old Phart calls it "PROGRESS"

All the bolts came out fine and none twisted off - - - - only one was missing and I've already found a replacement. While I'm waiting on delivery, I need to figure out a real good way to handle those wires that lie between the top of the radiator and the top bar of the radiator housing (see last pic). Right now they were just poked in there and the radiator held them in. Any suggestions?

maybe put a piece of conduit in there to put the wires through. ( 1" or 1 1/4"??) painted same as car

Originally Posted by cffisher

maybe put a piece of conduit in there to put the wires through. ( 1" or 1 1/4"??) painted same as car

only problem there is that I would have to cut and resplice most of the wires - - - what do you think about this idea? Getting some real thin aluminum flat stock, painting it to match the cream white and then sheet metal screwing it to the two lips and therefore the wires will be semi-enclosed behind that piece of aluminum. All I need is a piece 2.5" tall and 24" wide and it wouldn't be interfering with anything once screwed down?????

Originally Posted by MelloYello

only problem there is that I would have to cut and resplice most of the wires - - - what do you think about this idea? Getting some real thin aluminum flat stock, painting it to match the cream white and then sheet metal screwing it to the two lips and therefore the wires will be semi-enclosed behind that piece of aluminum. All I need is a piece 2.5" tall and 24" wide and it wouldn't be interfering with anything once screwed down?????

or just get another piece of that black plastic conduit, slip those wires into it, use electric tape to secure it to the wires and call it a day.....it's inexpensive, offers protection, keeps things neat and will never be seen when the radiator is back in place....

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Here you go em

Randy and Ken, this is almost spooky or maybe GMTA afterall - - - - - either that or you both also have some Redneck/Red Green running in your veins. This is 3/4 plastic split loom with lots of Barrio Brothers pull ties (to be respectful) and I kept them in the nook with some bolts loosely threaded in some existing holes with an oversized lock washer and a pull tie ran thru the washer and then pulled down around the loom.

Does make things kind of tidy doesn't it?

Nice job on cleaning up and protecting those wires!

That's pretty much what I was going to suggest.

Now that it's done, I see I'm to late to tell you where to put'em!! HAH!!! ROFL....

Aw go ahead and tell him anyway. Nice job simple and sweet

Since I'll be installing the shroud and radiator soon, I have a question about the auxillary tranny cooler - - - - - ?why? does the cooler have to be mounted right against the radiator core? Isn't that asking the engine cooling system to work harder to cool the engine along with restricting proper air flow thru the radiator? AND, if you don't pull a lot of steep grades or a trailer, then how much cooling does the average tranny need? Can I mount my tranny cooler somewhere else so it gets air flow only when moving or does it have to have a constant fan pulling air thru it?





TIA and have a great weekend,
Em

Too bad your radiator doesn't have the trans cooler built into it. That should be more than adequate for that little car. Finding another place to mount this thing would be pretty challenging and probably wouldn't gain much, especially since you're putting a shroud on it.....perhaps a radiator expert will have another opinion....

Looked like you have enough room to mount it behind radiator-------
When all the items are added up--there is only so much cooling to be done, whether its a separate cooler or combined in the bottom tank of the radiator like oem---