howdy all
one bit of news, and one bunch of questions
it seems the answer to my radiator question was, more or less, in the GM supplied restoration info pack! there are specs for frontal area on all the models radiators, and there was a match between what i needed for the 2-ton, and the 'heavy duty' cooling option for the 'smaller' pickups! the brackets for the fan shroud are different, but it bolts right up, fits fine, and til the engine died (not related), cooled just fine. clearance to the fan is tight, but it looks like the original other than the shroud brackets. if i care, and find a shroud not as bent as mine (looks like a fan hit), i can whip those up no prob.
sorry, meant to share that earlier, figured it might bee good trivia if everyone didn't already know. work has been keeping me busy and NOT happy.
now the questions....
frame is pretty good on my truck. steel flatbed is tolerable. cab is rusty but all well within the bounds of patch panels, and i want to learn how to do those anyway. front end, on the other hand, is just plain crap. 40 years as a lunber delivery truck in illinois, all full of holes.
so, anyone have a clue where i might find some fenders, and all the stuff that goes between them in the front? it seems my hood is just fine, at least i had some luck. a friend who knows the little trucks thinks the lower pan across the front and the stuff behind the grill is common to them, but i REALLY don't see that. clues or opinions anyone?
i'll be taking my 'before' pictures this week and will post for comment, after will take awhile, but doesn't it always?
