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Old 12-08-2015, 04:26 PM   #1
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Are there different length upper brackets? The reason I ask this is because I bought a new radiator and now that I am ready to install 4 years later the bracket is too tall. This is now the second radiator I have purchased they both appear to be shorter than the original. I got my radiator from the truck shop in Orange CA. The radiator is a 4 core.
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Old 12-08-2015, 04:39 PM   #2
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Re: Radiator upper bracket question

Yes. I think the 2 and 3 row radiators use one bracket and the 4 row radiator uses a different one. I have seen two different ones. Not sure if there is a third one.
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Old 12-10-2015, 12:35 AM   #3
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Re: Radiator upper bracket question

Here are before and after photos of the bracket
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After new radiator
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Re: Radiator upper bracket question

I have one sitting on my desk - I'll be there shortly. What does yours measure from flat to top of saddle hump?
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I have one sitting on my desk - I'll be there shortly. What does yours measure from flat to top of saddle hump?
I am not sure I still have to measure and get back with you. I have had three of these and they were all the same size.
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After new radiator
WOW you mean all I have to do is change my upper radiator bracket and it will transform my engine? Man I can't wait.
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Old 12-10-2015, 12:40 PM   #8
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Re: Radiator upper bracket question

I wound up going with an aftermarket radiator (aluminum, not a Champion) and I had to splice my original radiator bracket and make it taller. It looks like your Truck Shop radiator has a short tank on it, compared to the original.

As far as I know, GM made a couple of different heights on those original brackets. You might get lucky and find one that you won't need to modify.
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