6BT, CUCV Axled M715 Build

[Barrman]

Yes, there is an inch between the fan and the radiator. No front picture this week since we put the "handle with extreme care" radiator back into the shipping box for safe keeping and I will be out this afternoon getting Colton's cast removed.

We can lower it another 3/4" without cutting anything else up. I think the radiator itself is going to clear the hood. The filler neck is going to be the problem. We just Monday welded the little diagonal braces back onto the frame. If I cut them back off, we can go all the way down to the steering box since this radiator is just the correct size to fit between the frame rails.

I don't want to go that low yet until I put the power steering box on. I haven't put it on yet because I like being able to turn the wheel to move the truck around the class without power steering fluid squirting all over the place. I guess I need to get the hydroboost mounted up so we can run all the hoses and not have any leaks.

[ryanroo]

i dont really know how far top to bottom that rad is, byt here are some reference oics from mine



here it is with the hood shut



looks like you need to go down quite a bit

ryan

[sermis]

Ryanroo
Is that a 6.2? What radiator? My stock one will not keep it cool. I don't have a fan shroud. I need a fan shroud, make me one.

[Snuffy]

Nice shroud!!!

[ryanroo]

Ryanroo
Is that a 6.2? What radiator? My stock one will not keep it cool. I don't have a fan shroud. I need a fan shroud, make me one.

its a 454. the radiator is from a 77 c20 with a 454. i did some rather extensive mods to make it fit, but the temp needle will not get any higher than 190*

the fan shroud works very well. with the truck idleing if you get to close to the front it about sucks off your shirt

thanks for the compliment snuffy

ryan

[randyscycle]

Sermis, I am using a Jeep CJ V-8 conversion radiator (aluminum) and it cools my Big Block just fine. It also fits in the same hole as the original. I'd think it'd do a fine job on a 6.2.

[sermis]

What kind of fand shroud are you using?

[randyscycle]

What kind of fan shroud are you using?

None. I have a Ford Taurus electric fan on it. It moves about 4500 CFM of air.

[ryanroo]

i had planned to do something like Randy, theni realized i had the radiator i used, so it was free. i also didn't want electric fans, and i wanted to keep a long water pump on my BBC. that led to alot of cutting. but in the end i am happy with it all.

[Barrman]

I just came in from pulling the power steering box from a 1987 firebird. An easy job isn't when the temp is 106 or so. I am going to sit in front of a fan until I have to go to work tomorrow now I think. We will clean up the box and see about pitman arm fit sometime this week.