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Latest update is this Griffin radiator. The fans and the radiator are one unit that work together, rather than as separate units or brands. I have experience with different brands of radiators and fans and find this unit works very well. This is the biggest unit that fits in the T/A. I have the same thing in my 1970 GTO, but it is bigger. The GTO can hold a bigger unit and it has worked out well, even with using waterless coolant.

My understanding is the waterless coolant runs hotter than conventional coolant and should not be used with stressed cooling systems. Because of this I wanted to use conventional coolant with water wetter. The T/A has smaller openings for cooling and I didn’t want to an extra 10 to 15 degrees added to an already tougher car to cool and bigger motor.

The transmission install hit a wall. Everything was mocked up and then it was discovered the bell housing was wrong. It was for a Chevy not a Pontiac. The invoice had the right part number, but the wrong housing was put in the package.

The mechanic was able to get in touch with the company. They had the correct bell housing, but are working with a skeleton crew. The person in touch with my mechanic was working from home and the part needed to be brought from one warehouse to another to be shipped. UPS can’t handle it since the housing weighs 95lbs. and has to be put on a pallet. Bottom line is it will take two weeks to get here. It snowballs and puts out the final measurements for the driveshaft. I’m sure other people have run into this.