Yeah, there was a spacer, huge, in fact. he probably couldn't get one long enough so he had to "improvise". all of it's been scrapped in favor of an alum rad and flex-a-lite.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ChrisAurit/MidBuildUpdate/photo#5194642908218212370

[b]1957 Chevy Big Window 3100[.b]

In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix in Picasa

It ain't broke 'til you can't fix it any more.