74DartSwinger360
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A 26 inch rad was part of the HD cooling Package and standard on A/C cars
How many rows?
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RustyRatRod
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I never saw anybody debatin what they came with. Also, they never came with a 26" CORE. They were 26" wide overall. All I am saying is to fit the widest possible CORE between the frame rails.
daredevil
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Check out the Griffin muscle car series. Pricey but quality and cooling is much better than a chinese champion. Do your car right. Dont skimp on cooling.
RustyRatRod
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Yup. Puzackly the point I bees tryin to make.
+1!!! I never used a Griffin, but at several car shows I've been to, multiple people told me they originally installed Be Cool rads and the cars weren't cooling enough for their taste. They swapped them out for Griffins and they were happy as pie.
It is the OEM rad for a 69 Coronet R/T 440 as far as I know. Two series of numbers on the top:
2949 055
18398
Also has a stamped PentaStar and "Use Chrysler etc
Top hose passenger side. Bottom hose drivers side.
I worked fine as a 3 row. I had it redone locally at just under $400. Sunshine tax you know. I popped the clutch in reverse one day and put the fan through the radiator. The shroud got toasted too. That was another $100 Expensive lesson.
ok so my wallet let me know that I could get a 3 row champion. It should be here on Friday so if time allows it will be in on Sunday. Thanks for all of the replys
terzmo
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I installed a champion rad on all My cars and overheating was no longer an issue....two 1 inch rows minimum...I extended My Bee from 22 to 26....and it was easy...champion rads are the best bang for the buck as far as I'm concerned
terzmo
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I went from 22 to 26 on two mopars and it was easy and the champion trans lines lined right up...did have to switch to different size line connectors though
Ok, so no mods requiring metal cutting on the front of the car? Looking under the hood I wasn't sure. Just unbolt the 22", undo the hoses, and mount the 26" in?
Thanks for the link. To the OP, is this the one you ordered? So this will work for a '68 Satellite/Road Runner/GTX also, correct?
terzmo
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all's I did was remove old rad and bolts(hoses also...lol)and mounted it on the drivers side mounts...leveled it, marked the passenger side holes per the rad, drilled,mounted. Even the stock shroud lined up perfect
RustyRatRod
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What metal would need to be cut? Worst case would be drill four holes.
terzmo
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RustyRatRod
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I wouldda had at least 4" more radiator core there Those tanks aren't even close to the frame rails. Looks nice, though.
daredevil
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My champion was junk. Its in the box in the garage. Fought cooling issues for months till I threw in the towel and bought the Griffin. Problem solved.
I hope this works for me so we will see. This is what I bought!!!!! 22" 3 rows
RustyRatRod
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Well, when you step into the realm of non original radiators, why in the world would you stay with a stock size core? Just makes zero sense. I just caint preach put the biggest one that'll fit in it enough. I hope it works for you.
I did not want modify anything at this point and it "claims" to cool 650hp. I have a stock engine so the thought was it would work fine. I plan on installing the stock one after it is re-cored (at some point) when I reinstall all of the numbers matching components. All the drive train is temporary so I can drive the car until I can afford to have everything rebuilt with all the best parts I can get. Until then I just want to have fun with it.
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