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[mr x]

I put a 455 olds in my 55 olds it fit nice but its close to the steering box but does not hit. I also had a big custom aluminum radiator made for it and i can idle for as long as i want and no problems with it. also installed a clutch fan on it too.

hay man, where did you get it made, and how much did it cost. were you able to use the mechanical fan from the 455?

[Otto Baron]

I wonder if a radiator shroud might help?

[mr x]

i tried makeing a homemade one out of cardboard to see if it would help.
It made a diference . It slowed it down , but she still eventualy overheats. The problem is when the guy stuft the big moter in her, he didn't have room for the mechanical fan or the origional radiator. He had a radiator made for the space alowed, but it is just not sufficient. I am in the process of working with a welder to find a way of geting a biger one in there

[spastic_chicken]

Shroud it and electric fans would probably keep it cool. How long does it take before it overheats? What temp is it getting to? Do you have an overheating light, or temp gauge?

[Hoodlum Rocky]

The radiator i hade made by a guy that was building them for a rod shop here in wisc. since i heard the he has moved to minn. or texas, im sure with a little effort i could track him down. he did a awsome job. He said it was the biggest radiator he had made, alot bigger then the model a and t ones he had been making. It ran about 500.00 not cheap but worth it. I mounted the radiator and the trans cooler in front of the core support, and dropped it down in the front pan. I could of ran a regular fan but did the other to help in the cooling dept.

[mr x]

Shroud it and electric fans would probably keep it cool. How long does it take before it overheats? What temp is it getting to? Do you have an overheating light, or temp gauge?

It is all custome . The way the moter was put in there is no room for the mechanical fan. The water pump sits about a half inch from the radiator. It is not the origional radiator either. I have one electric fan on the front of the radiator and one on the inside of the grill. The second fan slowed the rise of the temp some , but it still climbs. She dosent stop climbing. I shut her down before she hits 220. As long as she moves she is fine, never over 190. She just can't idol. The radiator in there know is 28" long, 19 tall and 3 wide.

[mr x]

The radiator i hade made by a guy that was building them for a rod shop here in wisc. since i heard the he has moved to minn. or texas, im sure with a little effort i could track him down. he did a awsome job. He said it was the biggest radiator he had made, alot bigger then the model a and t ones he had been making. It ran about 500.00 not cheap but worth it. I mounted the radiator and the trans cooler in front of the core support, and dropped it down in the front pan. I could of ran a regular fan but did the other to help in the cooling dept.

would you be able to get me the dimentions of the radiator you built?, also is she a 3 or 4 row?

[spastic_chicken]

You can put more electric fans if you need on the front (grillside) of the radiator. Before going that far. ** Be sure the fan is wired correctly!! ** Most electric fans are designed to be installed on the engine side of the radiator instead of the grill side. (puller vs. pusher) When the fans are installed on the grill side, often they need to be wired BACKWARDS (red wire to ground, black wire to 12volts) so that the fan spins backwards.
I had an s10 350 that did that once, it was because the person that installed the fan didn't know that, and the fan was pushing the air away before it got to the radiator, and it would overheat. Wired the fan backwards, and then the truck never left 190.

You may also want to go with a lower temp thermostat..