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Will a stock 50 radiator cool a 350? Are there any companies out there that make reproduction rads that are setup up for trans lines and such?

I would try Walker in Memphis, As a matter of fact I have their catalog down at my shop. I will get it here in a little while and see what they have. As far as your radiator( If you do have the original) cooling a 350 I can't really say but before you spend the BIG BUCKS for a Walker or any other brand I sure would give it a try. I bet some of the old rodders did! I got a Radiator from them for my Forty **** Coupe which
runs a 350/350 and I tell you what , They do build a good radiator but expensive.

I had mine re-cored with a high efficiency 4 row by a local radiator shop for about $150.00 and got a trans cooler from Summit racing for about $60.00. there is no room for a puller type elec. fan so I'm using a flex fan with good results. I haven't installed A/C yet......???

[img]http://www.tradeincars.com/ebay/nov03/oldtruck/pic00038.jpg[/img]

If this url is correct, it shows a pic of a orig rad with small block chevy. Atleast we do know
now that folks have done this.

I think its a smallblock F o r d. Brian

Yep, I missed that . How odd a F O R D in a chev

Still a small block v8 I believe can be cooled by the orig rad With some mods. I just looked
in my Walker book and the radiator with trans lines runs around 570.00 Z series , c series is 468.00 . add around 100.00 for ac .

I would not use a stock radiator for your 350. The biggest issue you will have is that the 350 operates at higher pressures than the original engine. Also, it may not be as efficient as the newer radiators. I put a 350 in my 1950 and used an aftermarket radiator designed to fit in the same slot. It bolted right to the original radiator frame support!

Fox,

I ran a stock '49 radiator with a 350 in my truck for over 10 years without a single overheating problem. This includes driving the truck at freeway speeds, fully loaded up over Snoqualamie pass when I moved from Tacoma to Walla Walla. On one trip, I came via the Vantage bridge through the Hanford area and when I got to Richland, the thermometer on a bank said 104. I know I was plenty hot, but the truck didn't even hint that it might overheat. This is with a manual transmission, no overdrive and a 2.72 (or thereabouts) rear end. It has a pressure type cap on it but it's so old all the writing on it has worn off. Can't be more than a couple of pound though

The radiator even had a couple of tubes blocked off since I had a little accident drilling out spotwelds on the radiator frame.

Thanks for the replies! Richie, which company did you get your rad from? Like to take a look.