Finally! The ******* radiator is in! And it only took 3 months........>>>>>

[Johnny SixPack]

My "69 Charger has been a PIA since its arrival, but today I'm one step closer to having it on the road.

Back in late June my original 22" rad went for a pee break, and that was all she wrote.

Purchased a new 26" BeCool drop-in aluminum radiator, since it was supposed to be a direct swap.

Well, it wasn't.

So after removing the battery tray I got the extension plates (part of BeCool's swap kit) mounted and then drilled the holes out and mounted the rad. today.

Didn't think the tray was gonna be useable again, but lo and behold, it fit with some massaging.  

That saves me from having to relocate the battery right now (but it will be moved to the trunk eventually), 'cause I'm itching to drive this thing!

Have to wrap up the B&M trans. cooler tomorrow, but baring any new problems (fingers are going numb), she may be on the road tomorrow!

Here's some pix of the installation, and also a couple pix of the repositioned tray:





not much room on either side to play with:



ditto:



this pic shows the old bolt holes (circled) and their new locations:



and as an added bit of piece of mind, we tweaked this piece to fit again:



Pardon the mess, she's a bit dirty from all that waiting around for my lazy @$$! :

Thanks for looking.


Johnny

[Khyron]

work of art my man! good job

[Brock Samson]

Good goin Johnny! 

Hows everyones Favorite Pimpmobile?.. ooops I meant Imperial... 

[firefighter3931]

Nice work Johnny....that should keep things nice and cool   I see a fancy aluminum waterpump as well, is that the mildon HV pump we discussed ?

Ron

[Johnny SixPack]

Good goin Johnny!  

Hows everyones Favorite Pimpmobile?.. ooops I meant Imperial...  

The Imperial is great!

What a smooth ride.

And believe it or not, the chicks dig it.

Who says size doesn't matter?

Nice work Johnny....that should keep things nice and cool   I see a fancy aluminum waterpump as well, is that the mildon HV pump we discussed ?

Ron

Ron, that is it indeed.

That with the MP viscous fan oughta do the trick!

I'd like to try the combo out in some hot weather, but can't say I miss the triple digits.  

Oh well, it'll be ready for the trip to the TDC meet in Missouri next year!

[Silver R/T]

good job, I need one of those radiators too with electric fan

[Mefirst]

Aint working on cars fun

Looks good Johnny, job well done

/Tom

[472 R/T SE]

It looks like you're keeping busy anyways, is the fan gonna fit?  That sure is a good lookin' radiator. 

Johnny, wasn't yesterday a big day for you.  Did you take your big pumpkin out for a cruise?  I haven't seen you on the 70 board in a while.

[Shakey]

Well done and thanks for the pics.   

[hemi68charger]

Johnny....
Can you email or call me? Trying to touch base on the status of the six pack carbs of mine...  I've tried PM'ing you in both forums.....

In a state of wonder, Sorry for the question in public, but haven't any other way of contacting you.. Don't have you phone number since my computer crashed...........

Troy

[PocketThunder]

Which radiator is that?  i thought you bought this one...  http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?target=eadvsearch.asp&SearchType=Make  but i guess not.  the filler neck is different.... 

[dpm68]

Ahhh, the things we do for love. Nice going. -dave

[Johnny SixPack]

It looks like you're keeping busy anyways, is the fan gonna fit? That sure is a good lookin' radiator.

Johnny, wasn't yesterday a big day for you. Did you take your big pumpkin out for a cruise? I haven't seen you on the 70 board in a while.

Mike, if I checked everything correctly (not holding my breath!   ) it should.

I was all kinds of stoked for Halloween, since I've got the Jack-O-Lantern "70, but it was severe thunderstorms and heavy rain here.

Not one trick-or-treater!

10 bag of freakin' bags o' candy left over.

Well done and thanks for the pics.

Johnny....
Can you email or call me? Trying to touch base on the status of the six pack carbs of mine... I've tried PM'ing you in both forums.....

In a state of wonder, Sorry for the question in public, but haven't any other way of contacting you.. Don't have you phone number since my computer crashed...........

Troy

Hope you saved the number this time.

Just waiting on Smitty so I can drop the "70 off with him.

Which radiator is that?   i thought you bought this one...   http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?target=eadvsearch.asp&SearchType=Make   but i guess not.   the filler neck is different....  

Pocket, that's the one I was looking at originally, but since it didn't have brackets/petcock I went with the direct drop-in model BeCool offers.

If I had to do it all again, I'd go with the Summit model.

Bigger rad and much cheaper.

Ahhh, the things we do for love. Nice going. -dave

Ain't it the truth?  

[hydroforce]

nice job, i'll have to do the same eventually

[Todd Wilson]

Why didnt you just get the old radiator fixed?


Todd

[Johnny SixPack]

Why didnt you just get the old radiator fixed?


Todd

Good question, Todd.

The original would have been about $250 to recore and since the plan is to eventually put a 496 stroker motor in there in place of the 383, I opted for bigger rather than repair.

Plus, with the Texas heat, more cooling is a plus.

Especially since this car will eventually have A/C and a 5-speed.

Next time I go down this road though, I'll go with the Summit brand 27" rad.

[dart3404]

Looks good.
Will you be putting your fan shroud back on or do you need to modify one?