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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 77 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2006 Posts: 77 | Is there a vendor that sells the lower mounting bolts that mount the radiator core support to the frame for a 1955 3200 TF truck? I see the mounting pads, but not bolts.
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87 GN, and new toy: 1955 Chevy 3200 pickup, soon to have: 383, Cola crank, Childs/Albert 6 inch rods, Brownfield heads, 10:1 KB hypers, CompCam 284 Extreme Energy, Tilton Plate transmission realignment and built Turbo400.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | have never seen them offered, but there's an assembly manual pic HERE - not hard to make up what's needed, the "shims" are thick flat washers and the "cushions" can be cut out of rubber from a tire sidewall or conveyor belting, for "spacers" cut a piece of tubing to suit Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 77 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2006 Posts: 77 | The nuts are locked on the carriage bolts so tight, I'm afraid they'll snap. If I have to replace em, does everyone just use a regular bolt and slide a wrench at the bottom mount and install a nylock nut on top?
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87 GN, and new toy: 1955 Chevy 3200 pickup, soon to have: 383, Cola crank, Childs/Albert 6 inch rods, Brownfield heads, 10:1 KB hypers, CompCam 284 Extreme Energy, Tilton Plate transmission realignment and built Turbo400.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | more likely the floating nuts will rip the cages loose, but in any case ya gotta get things apart .... lotsa repeated loosen-all applications over time, maybe some heat, eventually you'll get'em, the bolts can be replaced from a hardware store, nuts too if they can't be cleaned up
Bill
| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 77 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2006 Posts: 77 | Thanks for the input. I couldn't save em. I'll deal with replacement parts later. Spent the day installing engine & trans, fitting headers and determined the throttle linkage will not work in my truck (always something, transmission housing in the way), Now the switch to throttle cable instead of throttle rod.
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87 GN, and new toy: 1955 Chevy 3200 pickup, soon to have: 383, Cola crank, Childs/Albert 6 inch rods, Brownfield heads, 10:1 KB hypers, CompCam 284 Extreme Energy, Tilton Plate transmission realignment and built Turbo400.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | Heat will be your friend, get them red, when they cool some squirt some oil on the threads. Sometimes can hand loosen afterwards.
Ed
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
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