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Old 02-14-2010, 07:39 PM
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Default Custom Radiator for 1963. Wanted to pass along.

Good afternoon guys. Been a long time since I was here and after having a custom radiator made for the 63 lemans which has a .040 over 326, had to report the findings. I supplied a sketch of the radiator with all measurements and they worked from that. As you know, the radiator in this car is not easy to find a replacement for that actually fits. In this case, we removed the bottom support brackets, made new ones and bolted her in. What a difference. I can now drive miles before needing to even turn the fans on and that's saying something. On the highway, doing about 70, I can leave the fans off and it will stay at 170. With the stock radiator, I couldn't make it six miles before reaching 210. We are at 6000' elevation and let me tell you that's no picinic when the compounding fact of 20% humidity is factored in. Without the humidity, it's harder to cool the motor as water takes away far more heat than air. And quicker...


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The company is wizard cooling. They can be found at www.wizardcooling.com. I dealt with Cory and it was definitely worth the money. Ordering another radiator from them now for a bel air. In this case, I got what I paid for- a one-off custom radiator that made a huge difference.


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Old 02-14-2010, 09:20 PM
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Thats a great looking setup!! What fan system are you using?? Are both fans running at the same time or on 2 different switches or are you using a fan conrtoller?? The last electric system I put in, I had 2 different temp switches. Each switch ran a different fan. One was a 185* switch & the other was a 210*. I also wired in lamps on the dash that would come on when a cooling fan was on.

Here is a thread that shows the different 4 bolt water pumps. The 4 cylinder pump looks allmost the same as the V8 pump. Just want to make sure you have the correct 4 bolt pump.
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=603327

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Old 02-15-2010, 12:00 PM
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Nice looking set up for sure. Where in Colorado are you?

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