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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by orula, Mar 8, 2011.

  1. Can't you just deepen the slot in the rubber?
     
  2. orula
    Joined: May 12, 2010
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    Thanks Sfort, this is exactly what I did.
    Step 1: glass in the rubber
    step 2: SS trim in the rubber
    step 3: wire inside the rubber to pull from the inside
    step 4: all on the Cab (one-piece) for installation


    Many thanks for your help
     
  3. orula
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    No 65Standard, I have tried but this is not possible.
    I used a lot of silicone spray
    to do this but the S S trim does not fit


    Many thanks for your help
     
  4. orula
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    Hello everyone,
    the windshield is not installed yet :) but to distract
    today came the radiator and other parts.

    I started working on the installation of the radiator
    because I can not wait to hear my V8 :)


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  5. oldman2
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    Heres hoping everything bolts right in, and it fires the first crank.....Jim
     
  6. orula
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    Radiator and electric fan install....

    Please, advise:

    it is better to install an additional radiator for transmission cooling
    or I can install the cooling directly on the radiator that this has the tranny cooler ?

    Many thanks

    [​IMG]
     
  7. Beautiful!! Very nice work- That's a nice looking Truck!!

    It's better to have a separate cooler for the transmission.
     
  8. raymay
    Joined: Mar 2, 2008
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    Nice work. The truck is looking great.
     
  9. ol'chevy
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    You have to put the stainless in the rubber first, then the glass and then install as a unit. The stainless is a pain in the butt. The corners are typical...I have used a heat gun and warmed it up, then press it down and set it with glass setting urethane. After curing, clean up the excess. Be forewarned, these rubbers leak no matter what you do. It is 60 + year old technology. Be shure to seal behind the rubber and around the glass in order to make it as water tight as possible.

    A 53 resto I did....
    http://talk.classicparts.com/showthread.php?t=9530&page=5
     
  10. hotrodscott2003
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    Run a separate cooler for the transmission. The less heat sources the radiator has to deal with, the better. Good choice for the radiator, aluminum radiators cool better than copper/brass (at least in my experience). And, just as a suggestion, if you can run that electric fan as a 'pull' rather than a 'push', it will work much better. I've found having the fan pull air through the radiator works better, less of a chance of cavitation (air flow fighting it's way through at certain speeds, instead of just flowing through it with no restrictions). Plus, as a pull, you can utilize a shroud for the fan, which helps concentrate the air though the radiator. And, if you can, run the fan as close to the top of the radiator core as possible. It'll make full use of the the cooling properties of the fan. Clean installation, I LOVE this truck! I've owned quite a few AD's myself, but none as beautiful as yours!
     
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  11. orula
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    Ok Lango, install a separate cooler.

    Many many thanks
     
  12. orula
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    Many thanks for your help Ol'Chevy,
    these days I'm focusing on installing the radiator, electric fan
    and transmission cooler.

    Monday will come to the front grill and I would immediately install :).

    Congratulation for the work on your truck.

    Thank you so much
     
  13. orula
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    Many thanks Hotrodscott,

    your suggestions are very valuable (such as those of other members:)).

    Just this morning I wondered if I had to install the electric fan to push or pull. Now I know how it is better :).

    I have a radiator to be installed separately
    and follow your instructions.

    Thank you so much for your help
     
  14. The core support on your truck looks weak. No top bar and no x-bracing. Did you cut these out?
     
  15. pwschuh
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    This is absolutely true. Always run a puller if you have room for it. Even if you don't run a fan shroud, you still are better off pulling it through the radiator.
     
  16. orula
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    No, unfortunately were not present when I bought my truck.
    I also tried on ebay but have not found.

    Thanks
     
  17. orula
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    Hi Pwschuh,

    today I measured the distance between the radiator and the water pump but unfortunately there is not enough space
    to install the fan on the inside of the radiator.


    Thank you so much for your help
     
  18. All of the reproduction core supports I see look like yours. The factory ones have x-bracing and a top bar that ties it all together.
     
  19. hotrodscott2003
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    I have a built 350 Pontiac motor in my '52 Chevy 3100, and I'm running a large engine driven Flex-a-Lite fan. I have a 4 core copper/brass radiator, and it runs a little hotter than I feel comfortable with in stop and go traffic. It doesn't overheat, it just runs a little too warm. I am fabbing a shroud for it this spring, and that should eliminate the problem. I have an electric fan mounted in front of the radiator, but that is just a temporary fix. Without it, the truck would more than likely boil over in that situation. Now, when it starts getting too hot, I flip that fan on and it'll hold a temperature, but rarely does it drop it. The shroud should fix my problem, and I'm hoping to be able to remove the electric fan altogether. Cooling issues are no fun to deal with. If I remember correctly from your pictures, your small block is running aluminum heads. The one thing you really DO NOT want to have happen is for that motor to get too hot. Dissimilar metals react to heating and cooling differently, and cast iron blocks and aluminum heads reach their 'point of no return' at different temperatures. It doesn't take much to warp an aluminum head and pop a head gasket, so preventative measures now can save expensive repairs later. Besides, who wants to have to do something twice?!
     
  20. orula
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    Thank you so much Hotrodscott,
    important things you told me that I did not know.

    I do not want to do damage to the engine (it cost me 9000$)
    so it is better to study and install now a effectively cooling system.

    If I could find enough space, I could install a fan blade on water pump...
    This might help, along with the fan that I am installing in front of the radiator to solve the problem?


    Many thanks for you help.

    Frank
     
  21. orula
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    Yes Nicolas,
    but those x-bracing were not there. I could build them because I understand that it is not easy to find but... I have not the exact measurements.
    If anyone has these measures could make them myself..:)

    Thanks for your help

    Frank
     
  22. orula
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    Today I finished the exhaust tubing and are satisfied with the final result

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    Other parts arrived this morning....:)

    How is the grill with cream bars?

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    Last edited: Apr 16, 2012
  23. Salty
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    Orula,

    Call me nitpicky (but it seems you are too) if that is a reproduction grill the chrome grill spears will unbolt from the back painted metal....I would personally paint the cream to white....

    Lookin good boss also Look in my build thread and find a picture of my core support....it's a custom built core support BUT at least it may get you a few ideas
     
  24. goatboy
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    from kansas

    fantastic detail, truck looks great hope you love driving it
     
  25. dante81_98
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    I agree, I think as far as you are taking this truck, it would be a shame to see the grill left with the cream paint.
     
  26. oldman2
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    I'll be the third duck and say "WHITE", the cream color makes it look like you made a mistake, and we know you didn't.....Jim
     
  27. The cream does go with the white walls, but seems out of place. Similar to when some one paints the door jams a different color. Some people like it, to most it looks like a person changed colors, got lazy and just left the jams.

    Its a matter of opinion but you asked. I say go white. (maybe black)
     
  28. skoh73
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    I like the cream. Truck is a gem!
     
  29. 55Hydramatic
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    Looking good man. Grille looks good although they may look better white like the rest of the truck. But its up to you...your truck! Are you going to paint the CHEVROLET letters on the front hood emblem black? I think that'd look good and make em' stand out.
     
  30. orula
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    Hello all,

    you're right, the grill is better to paint white :).

    Thanks to all the advice and compliments :)


    Frank
     

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