OG style radiators

[CastIron]

Originally Posted by jumpsoffrock

There are videos on youtube of entire engines rebuilt and running for less than $1,200....
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But I just refuse to believe that cooling an old engine in an old truck has to be that $$complicated$$.

I agree with you. The Chevy 350 is one of the cheapest and easiest engine to rebuild and hotrod. And it doesn't take anything special to keep it cool. I use the original 2 row radiator that came with my 307 truck to cool a 350 with a Edelbrock intake and carb and it doesn't get too hot. On 100+ days it may occasionally start to creep up in heavy traffic, but I'm not usually driving it on days like that (no A/C). If I had the radiator cleaned/rebuilt or switched to a 3 row, I'm sure it would stay cool even on the hotter days. I see no reason to spend more on a fancy new radiator than I paid for the entire truck.