Thread: Radiator size

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Originally posted by Damien_63
where is a good place to find one?

does the rad. in jegs look like the rad. on ebay? or if you will give me the ebay # AND LET ME LOOK AT THE RAD.

The Item number: 8024413059 on ebay, im guessing that it is 555-51174 in JEGS

Originally posted by fordsfairlane
lt1s10 is right.

the 62 should have 2 brackets the hold the radiator on the top one near each end and bolt to the support.

the radiator from ebay bolts from the sides . if you have enough clearence to fit the radiator in the truck you will haveto build new brackets from the truck to the radiator's sides. and you may need to chop off the existing brackets as they may interfear with a flush fit.

the becool aluminum radiators require some mods in order to fit anyway.

fordsfairlane you are saying a 62 has a cross flow, i didnt think so, do you know this for a fact?

Originally posted by Damien_63
The Item number: 8024413059 on ebay, im guessing that it is 555-51174 in JEGS

they are both the same rad. cross flow, held in with brackets top and bottom.

fordsfairlane, the one on ebay dont have tabs on it. its dont bolt from the side.

so it would work?

Originally posted by Damien_63
so it would work?

I wish I knew for sure what a 62 had, top tank or cross flow, but it really don't make no dif. they are dif. sizes and would take some fabrication to put it in.

after you mentioned that I looked it up to see for my self .

but it dont make no diff he will have to make a custom bracket to hold it in place. if im not misstaken some of those radiators came with a strip of aluminum or you had to buy it seperatly and fab up a top bracket. its a good price for it.

as for the 62 chevy factory radiator for some reason I was thinking it was like my 69 c10.which has a 16 1/8 x 28 3/8 radiator

while typeing this I reached to my mag rack and looked to see what I could find

from one of my catalogs it shows too radiator sizes that is 19"3/8h x 21" 3/8w and a second with 17"3/8h x 25''w acording to the catalog the first is for a V8 and the second is for a Inline6.

there was no picture that I could use or any info related to crossflow or what it should be.

the radiator in, is from am '85 chevy truck so any opinons on if i should bid on it?

you could make a quick pattern from cardboard the size of the radiator on ebay and slip it down in front or behind your's and see if you have enough room, if the cardboard wont fit then you will know that the radiator wont, and you will still have the money.

the radiator that was in my lmctruck catalog was going for around $250. and a correct becool radiator will run $500+

lmctruck part# 32-2935 $250
becool part# 60026 summit has it under part# BCI-60026 $499
the becool is the exact same size as the one on ebay here is the link to the summit radiator you can decide after you check you'r truck to see if it has enough room for it

http://store.summitracing.com/

click "online store". look over to the right and you can enter "make and model search" after entering the info look at "department" click on "Cooling & Heating" then on "radiators".

there should be 2 radiators listed at the top of the list 1 for automatic trans and 2 for manual trans. click on one and it will show what the size is . you can go with what you see and buy the one on ebay and save a few hunderd bucks.

Good plan, thanks for all the help

Radiator measurements are usally core size, they don't include the size of the tanks! If making a cardboard pattern you should leave extra room!!

the 1962 chevy. rad. is a top to bottom flow, the cross flow started in 1967. if you have no way of cutting and welding i'd leave it alone. JMO