| Saturday Fun - Radiator mounting pad bracket DIY [message #263357] |
Sat, 04 October 2014 17:34  |
Joe Weir
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Registered: February 2013
Location: Columbia, SC
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So, the whole wrong water pump gasket adventure has me double checking the rest of the cooling system work - namely the radiator.
My radiator expired promptly when I brought it home from its initial service - emptying its coolant in the driveway as I cane to a stop. Absolutely sure it was all I needed to fix the RV, I replaced it with an aluminum one and pressed on. The atmospherically lightened support bracket would have to wait - it seemed solid enough.
Fast forward a year - the atmosphere has been busy. The lightening seems a whole lot bigger - the support needs to be replaced, but the mounting pad support brackets are also casualties. The replacement bracket only had one - what to do?
Shoping at Lowes I stumbled upon a 1" aluminum channel that is the perfect dimension. Cut it down to size, and hit the ends with a dremel to bend them up and viola!
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6394/radiator_support.jpg
I'm no Kerry when it comes to fabricating aluminum, so excuse the crudeness of the finished product. 
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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