What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?
Went to O'Reilly and searched their Great Wall of Hoses. Found a Gates molded hose that was a little longer than needed. Cut about 4" off the long leg and it's a near-perfect fit. (They didn't stock a B-body B-engine hose for a 50 year old Mopar which probably would have fit. Go figure:rolleyes:)
Anyway I got the body drilled for the radiator mount holes, the fans securely fastened to the radiator, and bolted it all up. The radiator cap clears the hood by a gnat's *** since it sits a little higher than the 26" that came out. If it does have to come out for some reason I'll lower it 3/8" or so.
There is some interference with the plastic shroud to the WP pulley bolts, as expected. But rather than pull the whole works out again, I may just heat the tip of a knife and trim it in place.
I sure hope this thing doesn't leak!