Results 1 to 10 of 22

Thread: Summit Radiator

Threaded View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Giddings, Texas
    Posts
    7,729

    Default Summit Radiator

    This seems to come up once a month or so. Chris, Luckypabst, probably wrote the best tech article about moving the passenger side valence support on the Pn Zone which is now lost to us.

    This is not an attempt to redo that. This is just a bare bones "it fits and heres what you have to do."

    The stock 230 radiator has trouble cooling most replacement engines. You basically have two choices once you have swapped engines. Get a 396 1967 Chevelle radiator or get a Summit aluminum one. Both cost about $180 to your door.
    You will have to modify the Chevelle radiator with a grinder a little, but not that much.

    The Summit, requires you to modify the front valence support of the M715. If you look at the passenger side radiator/valence support on your truck, you will see that it is tack welded to the valence and bolts to the frame at the bottom. You will also notice that there are two holes for a bolt to go through. The one being used and another one about 2" toward the radiator.

    The entire plan is to cut that support out of your truck, cut off the hole used before, bolt it back in using the inboard hole and then reweld the valence to the support.

    I did this in August 2005. I drove the truck into my shop with the stock radiator, used hand tools, die grinder with cut off blades and a mig, installed the Summit radiator and drove it back out of my shop in about 2-1/2 hours. This isn't brain surgery.

    The radiator is Summit # SUM-380328.

    Here are some pictures I took of mine last night. Look at the 3rd picture and you will see how the "inside" hole is now supporting my valence. Compare it to what a stock truck looks like and you will see what needs to be done.
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Remember if you didn't build it you can't call it yours.

    6.2 powered M715, 5 M1009's, M416, 2 M101's, 2 M105's, 3 M35's, M1007 6.5 turbo Suburban project called Cowdog.

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCz...HGkBCfhXZ5iuaw

Similar Threads

  1. Radiator
    By Mikel in forum Stock Tech
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: October 18th, 2009, 11:23 AM
  2. radiator help!
    By werd in forum Modified Tech
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: May 24th, 2009, 08:59 PM
  3. Radiator for V8?
    By randyscycle in forum Modified Tech
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: July 22nd, 2007, 09:02 AM
  4. Summit Machine
    By tacoma in forum Open Discussion
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: January 4th, 2007, 11:25 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  


Site Upgrade, Design Modifications & Administrative Support by:
Palm River Enterprises LLC, IT Solutions
President: Tom King, User ID=teking
This site is owned and operated by:
M715 Zone, LLC
President: Jon Schmidt, User ID=brute4c


If you have any suggestions, comments, problems or questions, contact:  brute4c@m715zone.com
Use of this site means you understand and agree to our TERMS OF USE

Copyright Notice:
This web site is subject to the protection of the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. Except for Personal Use Only, you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information obtained from any part of the M715 Zone website without the prior written permission of M715 Zone, LLC. Written permission can only be obtained by contacting brute4c@m715zone.com

Copyright 1998-2024