Up front flow is important to me. I see too many hot rods with grille shells higher than the cowl. When building the black 27 I was a little bit worried about cooling but it has not been a problem. I think the small upper hoses help. Limited room I used a 17" electric fan and a good schroud.
Joined 2012. Was not aware this site is for hard core traditionalist. My first thread. 33 Willys. The HAMB guys had a field day ridiculing it. Won Detroit Speed " Builders Choice " at the Goodguys S E Nationals. Also won " Best Drag Car at Doug Herbert car show and " Peoples Choice " at Mooresville Drag Strip car show.
The rules are the same for everyone and ignorance of them is not an excuse. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-h-a-m-b-rules-guidelines.44274/
Not quite, now he has his answer. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-h-a-m-b-rules-guidelines.44274/
Sure slicks up the frontend. Little duct work from the radiators to the body inside with trap doors and instant winter heat!! Lippy
Looks neat, but the concept of relying on fans for airflow is sort of sketchy. Fine at idle, but luckily it’s a light car that doesn’t see much time making horsepower. Ever seen the fans required to cool a 350 hp rear engine bus or a motor home, both of which actually use the horsepower the engine generates?
Hey, frames; On the flattie-powered T, what was the grill shell off of, & how mush was it modified? Very good proportions on the shell. Looks a whole lot like an early teens' Paige or maybe Graham-Paige? Flat radiator instead of V-radiator? TIA. Marcus...
1933 Pontiac. No modifications. I didn't even fill the water fill hole. Flat small Howe radiator. Small upper hoses. Runs cool. Even the chrome trim used as found albiet not perfect. Paid $100.00 at the swap meet. Boy have grille shells gone up in price lately. Paid $80.00 for the 1927 Buick grille shell on my Peterbuilt. Sharp corners matches the cab etc. All 3 cars have the same stainless steel screen.
All my cars run cool. I made a wrong turn out of Shades Of The past. Saturday AM. Ended up on the wrong end of Pigeon Forge. Must have taken nearly an hour to get to my destination up the main drag. PS; Radiator duel inlets and duel outlets. I think it helps. Can't hurt. By the way that is a Goodguys Rod & custom TOP FIVE trophy she is holding. The late Gary Meadors presenting.
I think sometimes something gets posted that may be in infraction but it gets a pass because it either has good information or it is close enough to count as being traditionally inspired. If those who are large and in charge leave it alone I either like it or I don't. I sometimes tell if I don't but I try not to. I have/had (don't know if he is still kickin ) friend that used to say, "If you don't like my car there are a thousand other ones within a mile of here. Go look at one of those." [quote Sonny Rogers] If you post it and I don't like it something I do like is only a click away. maybe my attitude is wrong. I don't know. It works for me.
Not sure how I missed this thread when doing searches for rear mounted rad setups. Hoping mine will work…Lol! Very nice ride BTW!
Ziggster, That fan setup isn't going to work for beans. You need a proper shroud that covers the entire radiator and forces the air to be drawn across the core and through the fan. With the fan standing off the core as far as you have it, it will just recirculate air behind the rad and be very in-efficient.
Agree. Just in mock-up stage. Picked up the 3’x3’ alum 18 ga sheet on Monday for the shroud. Fan will be a puller. Thermostats on the flathead are set for 170F and have a temp switch for the fan set at 210F on and 195F off. Rad is from a Dodge Dakota pickup. Same rad was used for the V6 and V8 IIRC. Way more capacity than required for the 100 hp flattie.
2 aluminum 1” thick cookie sheets from a kitchen supply spliced together with a hole cut for the for works wonders as a shroud.
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