radiator shroud
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radiator shroud
Looking for help with getting all the seals right on the radiator shroud. I have the radiator and the shroud out of my '71 BB. I have put in seals for radiator but not sure about where and how on shroud? I have the bottom seal that goes on with staples but where and how to attach to shroud? I have what Corvette Central called the shroud upper steel seal? Where to put? The two side seals seem pretty obvious but not sure where and how to put the top and bottom ones or which is which? I assume I have to put both radiator and shroud in together before attaching either one as I do not think I can attach either one before the other is dropped in? Any advise or diagrams/picture is greatly appreciated. ED
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I did some more looking and think I figured out the seals. Radiator seals: Have to be careful to get side ones on right side or left as one side is shorter than the other. top and bottom are pretty obvious. metal pins for holes are good that you are not just depend on adhesive. Shroud seals: hard to tell from AIM or any diagram but figured out from lining up shroud with radiator as I had both out. Wide piece seems to work better on bottom than top. One of the 4 seals adhesive worked well but the other 3 not good at all so I added my own adhesive. I got seals from Corvette Central and I do not know if others supplier would be any different or not? Also I discovered that shroud extension was not used on mine as it has no AC. I also understand that this job is a lot harder with AC but I guess AC is nice on hot day but I always drive with t-tops off in summer anyway. I will be off tomorrow to find some good radiator paint as I think it will look much better with new paint. I hope putting it back will not be too much trouble. 
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If you take the radiator frame out, you can fit all the seals, assemble the shroud,rad and frame and put the whole assembly in as one piece.
It takes a little time to remove the forward wiring and vac hoses to get the frame out but it's time well spent and it will be a lot easier to get those seals where they belong too.
I also picked up a roll of adhesive backed weather strip to fill in any spots where the pre-made kits don't seal.
It takes a little time to remove the forward wiring and vac hoses to get the frame out but it's time well spent and it will be a lot easier to get those seals where they belong too.
I also picked up a roll of adhesive backed weather strip to fill in any spots where the pre-made kits don't seal.
