RustyRatRod's Guide To Hot Rod Bliss

Lots of ways to save weight too. Here is just 2 The early master cylinders are cast iron, late model ones are aluminum, just match em up correctly piston diameter wise, and weather or not they are for a disc/drum , or disc/disc application.

The costs of aluminum rads have come way down too. I guess the marketplace is starting to be flooded with em.

Most folks try to compare the sizing on these to typical copper/brass radiators. So know what your looking at what size you need for your app.

Rusty, I agree with your approach, but in some cases theres people who start like i did, with a slant 6 roller and little else, and have had to piece together what they are building especially if converting to a V8.

Obviously the best choice is to start with a V8 car, and the most solid example to make things easier on you.