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I am getting my water pump rebuilt on my 69 427 AC car. While I have it out I noticed I am missing the lower extension on the shroud and have a piece missing on the top of the shroud also.
if I can get the shroud out I may have my radiator flushed and checked also.
After reading all the posts, it seems to me that at some point, you need to remove some upper bolts on the radiator support and loosen some lower bolts.
This is so you can slightly lean the support forward so that the shroud can clear the upper a arms.
Before I start removing and loosening bolts. Can someone confirm the bolts are the corrects ones I have pictured and are there anymore I need to mess with to shift the support forward ?
the 2 bolts I think I need to remove are found in the wheel well. Is this correct? There are two in each wheel well.
the bolts I'm supposed to loosen so the support can pivot the support I think are under the support. One in each side. Are these correct also?
I am getting my water pump rebuilt on my 69 427 AC car. While I have it out I noticed I am missing the lower extension on the shroud and have a piece missing on the top of the shroud also.
if I can get the shroud out I may have my radiator flushed and checked also.
After reading all the posts, it seems to me that at some point, you need to remove some upper bolts on the radiator support and loosen some lower bolts.
This is so you can slightly lean the support forward so that the shroud can clear the upper a arms.
Before I start removing and loosening bolts. Can someone confirm the bolts are the corrects ones I have pictured and are there anymore I need to mess with to shift the support forward ?
the 2 bolts I think I need to remove are found in the wheel well. Is this correct? There are two in each wheel well.
the bolts I'm supposed to loosen so the support can pivot the support I think are under the support. One in each side. Are these correct also?
Yes, two on each side through the wheel openings and two on the bottom frame brace.
Thanks. One odd thing I just noticed. I only have 3. Upper bolts. The 4th hole is there but you can't get to it. There is some kind of protective channel in the upper passenger side bolt location that appears to hold some AC plumbing . Does anyone else have this on their AC car? Here is picture of it
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I figured out I have a 27.5 inch radiator. Still trying to find the lower bolts that you only loosen. I believe they are these 5/8 inch bolts found in this recess on a front brace. Anyone able to confirm the lower radiator supports for the this size radiator are access through a access hole ?
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Yes, there is one more bolt on the sides, at the top under the cover. The upper one is difficult to reach and its quite normal that they weren't reinstalled.
Last edited by Danish Shark; Sep 8, 2017 at 11:08 PM.
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Which bolts are for radiator support?
