Used the one that has been on my car for years, stamped C8ZE-G and seems the be a little to close to the radiator. Is this the correct part or is there a different part number?
Have you changed anything with the radiator?
Nothing has changed other than restoring the car. Just looks a little close to the radiator in my opinion.
Quote from: aboss4tg on September 20, 2018, 04:43:49 PM
Nothing has changed other than restoring the car. Just looks a little close to the radiator in my opinion.
A/C or non A/C?
A/C
I took some quick pics .If it looks closer then this then ether the radiator (changed to 4 core?) or spacer has been changed IMO. GT350 W AC
Or your radiator has been recored?
That spacer looks longer than the one on my non ac 69 gt350. Amk products catalog might specify different spacer bolt lengths for the various 351W applications.
Quote from: 69 GT350 Vert on September 21, 2018, 12:36:05 PM
That spacer looks longer than the one on my non ac 69 gt350. Amk products catalog might specify different spacer bolt lengths for the various 351W applications.
The fan is different ,the spacer different and the radiator is different between a Air and non Air 69/70 GT350
Mr. Gaines, were all the parts different because a/c cars required more cooling? :-\
Quote from: Coralsnake on September 20, 2018, 07:31:33 PM
Or your radiator has been recored?
Does re-coring a radiator make them thicker from front to back? :-\
QuoteDoes re-coring a radiator make them thicker from front to back? :-\
It depends on the new core used :)
TOB
Quote from: SNAKEBIT on September 23, 2018, 08:57:50 PM
Mr. Gaines, were all the parts different because a/c cars required more cooling? :-\
Yes, the parts were different because of desired more cooling. The radiator was larger capacity. The fan was larger and had more blades at different angles compared to the non air fan so the spacer had to be different to put the blades at the right distance from the radiator.
Quote from: TOBKOB on September 23, 2018, 09:25:43 PM
QuoteDoes re-coring a radiator make them thicker from front to back? :-\
It depends on the new core used :)
TOB
+1. When having the radiator re cored many opt for more cooling capacity requiring a thicker core. A thicker core will change distances between fan blades and core.
I was thinking that was the case about the core thickness and spacer, when it came to the a/c and non-a/c cars. I'm going to jump right in to learning as much as I can about the parts, the correct parts, for the '69-'70 cars. I want to learn lots of concours information, like correct color, texture, size, years, codes, etc. I wanna be like BOB! :o
I had the radiator re cored as original, so should have been no issues. I may be a little critical on the gap between the fan/radiator but thought it deserved a question on this site. Appreciate the help.
Oh, ok. I've seen fans that were a fingers-width away from the radiator. Ohhh k.