I swapped out my dad's sbc 400 for a 383 stroker. I'm also upgrading the radiator to a Ron Davis which is specifically made for the FJ40. My father installed a wider radiator so he added 2 extra inches of frame at the bottom of the radiator frame.
I cut out the extra metal he added and I bolted the radiator back on the frame to tack the middle with the extra removed.
The Ron Davis holes match up perfectly on the frame but there is a lot of space between the radiator and frame where the previous radiator sat inside of the mounting frame. Is this how the stock radiator mounted? Is this enough support (6 bolts) for the radiator?
Here is the gap:
There is no support for the front of the radiator.
Thanks
I cut out the extra metal he added and I bolted the radiator back on the frame to tack the middle with the extra removed.
The Ron Davis holes match up perfectly on the frame but there is a lot of space between the radiator and frame where the previous radiator sat inside of the mounting frame. Is this how the stock radiator mounted? Is this enough support (6 bolts) for the radiator?
Here is the gap:
There is no support for the front of the radiator.
Thanks