danyboy1409
Mar 30th, 08, 09:37 PM
hi im looking for a new radiator and some aluminums are jus to expensive
than i found one on ebay made by Universal Parts Inc.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-1968-1969-CAMARO-ALUMINUM-RADIATOR-W-SHROUD-FAN_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33602QQihZ024QQitem Z370036736232QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
has anyone ever used their radiators or heard of anything?
thanks in advance
tgifford5
Mar 31st, 08, 08:31 AM
Are you looking for a BB or SB radiator? I see by what you are looking at you are going to an electric fan set up. Oh, I see in the description it is for SB only. If you are checking on ebay. Also enter BB aluminum radiator. There are some there from Entropy. They are slightly higher than what your looking at but not much. I had looked at what you are looking at and considered it. But I desided to go with the one from Entropy. I liked the looks better and the fans pull more CFM. The only difference will be that you will need an upper hose from a 68 sb with a/c. The lower hose is the same And you will need to purchase 2 well nuts (I believe 1/4" from Ace hardware), get the beefier ones. That is because the bb radiator mounts out a little farther left on the drivers side. But all the holes are all ready there in the core support. It fits up nicely. No modifications. I have not got to use it yet since I have just purchased and installed it. The only drawback is that he doesn't have paypal for payment. Which I prefer. But when I paid with my credit card I had it in 2 days. They are located in the Chicago area. It might take a few more days going out to Neveda. Sorry I can't give you info on what you are looking at. Oh yea, I forgot I also purchased the dual fan wiring harnes that they sell. Had to cut and splice a couple wires just cause they were to long for where I wanted things mounted. But I'm sure you will get that with any wiring harness. There is enough there. My total was around $720 to my door.
danyboy1409
Mar 31st, 08, 10:31 PM
my dad had just showed me one today he found on ebay and it happened to be the one from Entropy.. that one does look like a better deal and we will be ordering it tomorrow if it will fit. with our serpentine system we only have 9 1/2-10 inches from the radiator support and engine. what is the total thickness from the mounting brackets to the fans?
thanks
tgifford5
Apr 1st, 08, 07:17 AM
my dad had just showed me one today he found on ebay and it happened to be the one from Entropy.. that one does look like a better deal and we will be ordering it tomorrow if it will fit. with our serpentine system we only have 9 1/2-10 inches from the radiator support and engine. what is the total thickness from the mounting brackets to the fans?
thanks
You should have enough room. I believe the thickness is 7-7 1/2", but you can ask the seller what the dimensions are. Or I can check tonight when I get off of work and measure. I have the March serpentine belt mid mount conversion on my SB and there is plenty of room. Don't know if your serp. is similar?
danyboy1409
Apr 1st, 08, 09:37 AM
well i have the march serpentine systems as well idk if its the same one probably... but if its less than 8 1/2 inches it should fit. i emailed the seller and now im waiting for him to w/b.
thanks
tgifford5
Apr 1st, 08, 04:07 PM
I just measured mine and the radiator support to the back of the fan is about 7 1/2" (that's eyeballing it with the tape measure). There is a good 1 1/2" between the rear of the fan to the front nose cone of the water pump. But the water pump actually sits in between the 2 fans. So there is more than enough clearance. This is with the long water pump and the Ultra March serpentine belt mid mount conversion kit. Just don't forget the other items to purchase, well nuts, 68 upper hose for sb with a/c and the wiring kit.
danyboy1409
Apr 1st, 08, 08:33 PM
well my dad ordered it this morning...ill ask him if he ordered the well nuts and 68 upper hose..i know he got the wiring kit. he said the final price was like $738..how do u like your radiator? on the hottest day what does your car run at?
thanks
tgifford5
Apr 2nd, 08, 08:24 AM
well my dad ordered it this morning...ill ask him if he ordered the well nuts and 68 upper hose..i know he got the wiring kit. he said the final price was like $738..how do u like your radiator? on the hottest day what does your car run at?
thanks
The well nuts you can get at Ace hardware (I believe they are 1/4"). Or some of the camaro parts houses have them. I like my radiator a lot as far as looks goes. And as I stated before, I have not got to run mine yet since I just installed mine about a month ago. My car was not running hot before, this is more of a bling thing and to try and free up maybe 10-15 hp.
I stopped by the hardware store on my way home to get the part numbers for the well nuts from Ace. The ones that I used were No. WN-1420L, they are 1/4"x20 and about $1.60 ea. They fit hole size 1/2". I thought the 5/8" well nuts looked even better (heavier duty), but then you would have to drill the radiator mount holes in the core support to 5/8". But their part No. is WN-51618. They are about $2.55 ea.
danyboy1409
Apr 2nd, 08, 07:48 PM
Just wanted to say thanks a lot for your help, as for the upper hose why do u need specifically a upper 68 s/b with a/c hose? i cant go to auto zone and get one?
tgifford5
Apr 2nd, 08, 10:03 PM
Just wanted to say thanks a lot for your help, as for the upper hose why do u need specifically a upper 68 s/b with a/c hose? i cant go to auto zone and get one?
I believe it was Jim, one of the moderators that told me. When I was asking questions about switching from a SB to BB radiator for my SB. I believe he said that the 68 SB with a/c used the BB radiator. But I would have to look back at my posts or do a search on the topic to be positive. Or the other option would be to buy one of those straight flexible hoses. Or one of those custom SS hoses.