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05-18-2020, 12:34 AM
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Location: Janesville wisconsin
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Radiator
Does anyone make a radiator for a v8 in a 48 gmc truck?
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05-18-2020, 01:38 AM
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Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Re: Radiator
Looks like Champion makes a three-row and a four-row:
https://www.championradiators.com/GM...ator-1947-1954 |
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05-18-2020, 03:52 AM
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Location: Florida, USA
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Re: Radiator
Stock-style radiators have plenty of reserve cooling power for a V8.
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05-18-2020, 12:34 PM
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Re: Radiator
I ran a big truck radiator in my 48 3100 that the radiator shop put a bigger upper neck on for years until the core gave out. Old cores are old cores and finding one that is in good enough to use is a challenge now that they are over 65 years old.
OOPS, THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK IN A GMC WITH A GMC CORE SUPPORT. You need a radiator with the filler neck curving into the back side. Brice Thomas will custom make a US made radiator but they aren't cheap https://cgj.com/ Looking at the champion that Chopped53 posted that may be your best option. I did put an inquire into Engineered cooling products to see if they can do one for a GMC. I have one for my truck from Engineered cooling products This one http://www.speedcooling.com/1948-195...-Radiator.html I had it out of the box yesterday to take some photos to show someone on another board what the companies's work looks like. Painted black it would look like a stock radiator outside of the tig welding if that was the look you wanted rather than the aluminum.
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Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around. Last edited by mr48chev; 05-18-2020 at 12:51 PM. |
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05-19-2020, 12:28 AM
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Re: Radiator
Thanks for all the info.
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05-19-2020, 05:40 PM
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Re: Radiator
This is a USRadiator for a GMC truck. This one was configured for hose sizes and locations for an LS V8. Has provisions for a steam port hose too. This one has a fiberglass shroud and a big SPAL fan installed
 Here's the other side with the condenser and drier installed. 
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05-19-2020, 05:43 PM
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Re: Radiator
Oh, and if you plan on using the Vintage Air kit for the AD truck on a GMC, it won't fit.
You'll have to remake all the mounting brackets for the GMC - it only fits the Chevy |
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05-19-2020, 06:34 PM
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Re: Radiator
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Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around. |
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05-19-2020, 11:10 PM
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Re: Radiator
Yes, I was speaking in the context of the condenser brackets that Vintage Air says fits the Chevy and the GMC, but in fact the condenser-drier kit will only fit the Chevy. The brackets in the picture had to be remade to get it to fit my GMC
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05-20-2020, 12:14 AM
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Re: Radiator
Thank you
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