Paging all 69 owners
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Instructor
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From: Benton IL
Paging all 69 owners
While at Funfest yesterday I noticed several 69 that didn't have expansion tanks. My car has a metal ribbed fan shroud and an expansion tank. the ones I saw had plastic shrouds and no expansion tank. What gives?
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Instructor
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Benton IL
Re: Paging all 69 owners (noskillz)
1 car was an AC car, several were not. Mine is not an ac car. The person I rode up with hasa survivor 69 that is the AC car. Completely different radiator, shroud and no expansion tank.
Le Mans Master
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Re: Paging all 69 owners (dreamn2)
Mine has the long brass expansion tank (painted black) and no cap on the radiator. A/C cars only used this set-up. There were several radiator/tank combinations.. Base engine cars had an aluminum radiator. None had recovery tanks though.
[Modified by bluevetteman, 9:15 AM 9/21/2003]
[Modified by bluevetteman, 9:15 AM 9/21/2003]
Melting Slicks
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From: Apex NC
Re: Paging all 69 owners (dreamn2)
Base motor '69's with 4 speed and no A/C came with an ~18" core aluminum radiator with an external supply tank. They had a ribbed metal shroud
L-46 smallblocks, or base motor cars with A/C and/or TH400 trans came with a 26" core copper/brass radiator with no external supply tank. The shroud for this combination was plastic.
Big block cars used a 27" copper/brass radiator with external supply tank. They also used the plastic shroud.
Shannon
[Modified by sb69coupe, 9:16 AM 9/21/2003]
L-46 smallblocks, or base motor cars with A/C and/or TH400 trans came with a 26" core copper/brass radiator with no external supply tank. The shroud for this combination was plastic.
Big block cars used a 27" copper/brass radiator with external supply tank. They also used the plastic shroud.
Shannon
[Modified by sb69coupe, 9:16 AM 9/21/2003]
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Re: Paging all 69 owners (sb69coupe)
base motor cars with A/C and TH400 trans came with a 26" core copper/brass radiator with no external supply tank. The shroud for this combination was plastic.
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