1956 core support

[pro1955]

I have the core support out of the truck, I was wanting to cut out the 2 cross bar supports that cross in front of the radiator. Will this cause any issues? I want to put a trans cooler in that area.

[blackdiesel]

I cut mine out, and I've seen others that were gone also. I'm sure it's there for a reason. But we don't use our truck the way there were used back in the day, so I think were ok.

[Wildstreak]

oklahomaduner is building a 66 and they have the same thing in the rad supports, he just gusseted them for support. I would say thats what i would do. check his build out.

[OrrieG]

Originally it looks like they were used to keep the frame core support from moving out of squareand tweaking the radiator core causing leaks. That said I drove miine as a 4WD (see avatar I've had it much more twisted then that) with one of them broken off and did not have any problems. I got a new core support and kept them.