Thread: Mounting Radiator in '34 Ford

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I have read several posts concerning mounting a radiator with spring bolts and rubber in order to allow the radiator not to be put under extreme stress as the chassis moves. Does anyone have a diagram of where to put those screws and where to put the rubber? Stock radiator, Mustang II front end, 350 with AC. thanks!

This one has some shims for sheetmetal alignment, but should give you the idea. From the bottom up, mount on frame, rubber pad, radiator, bolt throught spring.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

This one has some shims for sheetmetal alignment, but should give you the idea. From the bottom up, mount on frame, rubber pad, radiator, bolt throught spring.

Thanks! How about the sides? Is there any rubber padding placed there as well?
Bart

Not normally. As I recall there are factory "notches" in the fenders for clearance (think that's '33-4, could be CRS though), but in stock configuration the only other "support" for the radiator are the two brace rods from the upper tank bracket to the firewall, otherwise it "floats" in there. Of course the grille shell fastens to it as well, there should be brackets on the radiator sides to hang the grille retainer brackets.

Thank you!

I did it like this on my '34:
Home made schoud with twin electric fans picked up at the wrecking yard:







As you see on the photos, I made the schroud so it rest on it's own feets, and when the grill later was added, I fastended the grille to the shroud, not the the radiator.
That way, very little stress from the weigth of the schroud and grille will be added to the radiator.
I also have put rubber strings between the grille and the schroud.

I looked at the set up the previous owner did on my radiator. He welded L brackets on the sides of the radiator and used those to attach removable side hoods! Also, no spring screws on the bottom. I'm hoping that the L brackets won't tie down the radiator too much. I Think that I'll put some rubber pads between the L and the connection on the side hood to try and absorb some of the tension.
Also,yesterday I noticed a large puddle of radiator fluid under the '34 after i had it warming up for a while. There was nothing there until I tapped the accelerator and drove it into the garage. I left the engine running and saw no fluid spraying... but there was a drop of fluid on the AC condenser in front of the radiator and on the front cross member on the expansion side of the Radiator. After it cooled down I checked the fluid levels and there was fluid to the top of the fill tube on the radiator and the expansion tank was empty... This evening I ran it shortly, warmed up the engine to around 160, took a short drive and saw no evidence of fluid loss or spray. I will run a pressure test tomorrow (have to borrow a kit). Any thoughts on what's going on? Is there just too much fluid? Hoses looked fine, etc.
Thanks!

[QUOTE=staleg;378362]I did it like this on my '34:
Home made schoud with twin electric fans picked up at the wrecking yard:

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GReat set up! Wish I had your skill!