First attempt at protecting the rad is by using some window/door screen replacement. Not sure if this will pan out but it’s worth a shot since a 48”x118” piece was $12 cdn.
Looking at the truck and figured I can use this stuff on my cowl vent as well.
How many times has a radiator in any vehicle you've ever driven in your entire life been damaged by things flying into it? Probably never. Don't worry about trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist.
32vsnake drag races his truck and drives it hundreds of miles to get to the races.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
Small update but 1 that was long overdue. Somehow I lost the fast idle rod when changing the main jets… that was close to a year ago.
Picked up some Round Aluminum Rod, 2.5mm (1/10") Dia and bent it to shape.
Cold truck, choke fully engaged and it flashed right up. Idle sits at 1000rpm and I no longer have to do the throttle dance to keep it alive until it warms up
That custom shaped aluminum radiator looks.. not low buck. I'd invent a way to protect it, too. I think I will do this screen trick on my rig too, to protect the expensive new alloy heat exchanger I installed.
I always used to put a screen in front of the radiator to protect it from mostly the bugs 🐛.I was told that the bugs are corrosive when they get squished in the rad and start to eat away at metal ,the screen stops them from getting in the fins and makes it easier to spray off with the hose.
When I open the driver's side vent, I sometimes get hit in the leg with bees and other stuff.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
