Dan Babb Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 I was doing some measuring last night and figure I'm going to have to move my radiator forward about 4-5 inches. Looks like I have enough room to do so, I'll just need to get a shorter radiator. When I took off the hood on the truck, it looked like the center of the hood rests on the radiator tank. Does it need that support or will just the two bolts in front & back support the hood enough? I could make a bracket to replace that support ( whatever radiator I get will probably have side tanks or a smaller top tank ), but want to know if I need to worry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 The hood doesn't touch the radiator. There are a couple of inches between the top of the radiator and the underside of the hood. Merle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 The front of the hood is bolted to the radiator baffle...part # 7-16-69 You don't need to get rid of the baffle to move your radiator. http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/ph_parts/b_7.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-T-53 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Mine rests right on the top tank overflow hose. The hood is kind of flimsy in that area, so the radiator helps keep it from saggin'. The core extends above the front baffle about an inch, rendering that section not very effective, so maybe this is not the original that was in this truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBNeal Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 4WIW, the radiator in my '48 is thought to have come out of a much older Pontiac. That radiator had a center fill neck that had been removed and patched over, with the Dodge neck attached in the driver side of the upper tank. The Dodge mounting brackets had been grafted to the sides of the Pontiac, and it fit, barely. That radiator sat high in the engine compartment, with the tank less than an inch lower than the hood. I would not be surprised if these high sitting radiators were skillfully transplanted from some other vehicle back in the day when it was cheaper to fix stuff than to buy a replacement. I recall an old local garage commercial where these two knuckle-draggers would say "we'll make it fit"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Mine rests right on the top tank overflow hose. The hood is kind of flimsy in that area, so the radiator helps keep it from saggin'. The core extends above the front baffle about an inch, rendering that section not very effective, so maybe this is not the original that was in this truck? You're missing the baffle! 48D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-T-53 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 You're missing the baffle! 48D The B-3 and B-4 had a different baffle than the B-1 and B-2. The big upper baffle pictured in the parts diagram linked below was only used in the earlier models, and replaced with a smaller one - roughly a 5" x 12" piece of sheet metal, shown in the lower left of my pic below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBNeal Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I have '51, '52 & '53 parts trucks that I'm planning on cobbling together to make a driver with the T-5. The '52 is the most intact, but it has the B-1 grille, hood & baffle. Does anyone have a picture of the B-3 baffle? I might have to fabricate one, but this project is on standby until after I get the '48 & '49 back in shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanksB3B Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) I have '51, '52 & '53 parts trucks that I'm planning on cobbling together to make a driver with the T-5. The '52 is the most intact, but it has the B-1 grille, hood & baffle. Does anyone have a picture of the B-3 baffle? I might have to fabricate one, but this project is on standby until after I get the '48 & '49 back in shape. I'm sure hoping you see the part you need here as I would really like to be able to pay you back for the Voltage Regulator you sent me. Chances are if you see it in this photo its been sandblasted (where the photo was taken) and powder-coated black. I also am hoping I can find it in my off-site storage. Hank Edited July 14, 2010 by HanksB3B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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