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Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high? WVMountaineer #1356355 04/21/2020 2:23 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,299 Virginia 5 52Carl Renaissance Man
52Carl Renaissance Man 5 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,299 Virginia	Do you happen to have a GMC frame and a Chevrolet radiator support? That would cause your exact issue. I have that combination on the truck which I am building. The GMC crossmember sits 1 1/2" lower than the Chevrolet crossmember. I made a 1 1/2'" spacer to account for this. 1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition \| 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission

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Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	WVMountaineer	04/19/2020 11:50 PM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	klhansen	04/20/2020 12:07 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	WVMountaineer	04/20/2020 12:21 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	ndkid275	04/20/2020 2:44 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	WVMountaineer	04/21/2020 12:46 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	tclederman	04/21/2020 12:54 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	52Carl	04/21/2020 2:23 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	WVMountaineer	04/21/2020 12:42 PM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	52Carl	04/22/2020 1:54 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	WVMountaineer	04/23/2020 10:32 PM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	52Carl	04/24/2020 11:28 PM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	WVMountaineer	04/25/2020 1:54 PM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	tclederman	04/25/2020 3:39 PM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	52Carl	04/26/2020 2:37 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	WVMountaineer	04/28/2020 10:40 PM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	52Carl	04/29/2020 3:41 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	klhansen	04/29/2020 6:21 AM
Re: Raising the rad support - how high is too high?	Joe H	04/29/2020 1:33 PM

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