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tonyvol
06-27-2013, 03:58 PM
Is anyone using an AutoRad radiator support and radiator in a 67 - 69 Camaro? I was wondering what you did as far as the battery goes? Seems like a regular size battery would be a tight fit.

Thanks,
dontlifttoshift
06-27-2013, 05:45 PM
In the trunk. Dry sump tank goes where the battery was. :smoke:

You will have to modify your fender braces as well. The extra width on the radiator necessitates that the mounting holes on the core support move outward.

All worth the effort.
esenior
06-28-2013, 06:32 AM
I'm also considering one of these setups for a 68 build. Anyone have any good pictures of an install?
Ron.in.SoCal
06-28-2013, 09:29 AM
In the trunk. Dry sump tank goes where the battery was. :smoke:

You will have to modify your fender braces as well. The extra width on the radiator necessitates that the mounting holes on the core support move outward.

All worth the effort.

No wonder you and I get along so well Donny.


I'm also considering one of these setups for a 68 build. Anyone have any good pictures of an install?

Sort of. Mo' betta pics next week.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2013/06/IMG_0404_zpsfe4679bc-1.jpg (http://s885.photobucket.com/user/flash911/media/Build%20Thread/IMG_0404_zpsfe4679bc.jpg.html)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2013/06/shop101_zps5f307d07-1.jpg (http://s885.photobucket.com/user/flash911/media/Build%20Thread/shop101_zps5f307d07.jpg.html)
tonyvol
06-28-2013, 10:04 AM
Ron, how did the core support fit? Were you able to line up everything? I fitted the car before I painted it with the original core support and now that the car is painted I don't want to get into any issues.
Ron.in.SoCal
06-28-2013, 10:13 AM
You will have some minor issues Tony. Nothing fits in hot rodding :D

Need to shim the core support up. I used spacers on top of the body mounts. Also the close out makes your hood latch worthless until you do some cuttin'. Worth it IMO, but next time around I'd just skip the close outs...:cheers:
tonyvol
06-30-2013, 09:43 AM
How much of a spacer did you need to make it work? Also, would you use this set up again?
dontlifttoshift
06-30-2013, 04:03 PM
Cars vary. We didn't need spacers, and actually milled the supplied spacer between the core support and the bolt on brackets. Also our close out worked fine along with the hood latch.
tonyvol
07-01-2013, 03:34 AM
Cars vary. We didn't need spacers, and actually milled the supplied spacer between the core support and the bolt on brackets. Also our close out worked fine along with the hood latch.

Donny, was this on a 1st Gen. Camaro? Thanks for the reply back.
dontlifttoshift
07-01-2013, 04:43 AM
Yep.
daredvl22
07-01-2013, 05:34 AM
Is anyone using an AutoRad radiator support and radiator in a 67 - 69 Camaro? I was wondering what you did as far as the battery goes? Seems like a regular size battery would be a tight fit.

Thanks,

I'm running the Autorad rad/core support in my '67. I'm still building, but the battery is in the trunk.

BTW- Jim and Karen are awesome to work with and their product is outstanding. It's well worth it!