Topic: 67 - Radiator support

[rocnhrse]

67 S code GTA  San Jose  April 67
Is there a difference in sizes  between  any of the radiator  supports small block vs big block, I put in a NOS rad support  and it is too narrow  for the holes to line up on the 390 radiator shroud

[196667Bob]

Master Parts Catalogs show only one radiator support, with no engine differentiation. Original Part # C7ZZ-16138-A, which was replaced by C7ZZ-16138-B in March of 1968.

Bob

[J_Speegle]

There is an early and late version (change was during 67 production) of the radiator support but not one for each engine size but it didn't include a change in bolt hole locations

The radiator shroud on a big block does not attach to the radiator support and the radiator is not directly attached either but instead cradled between an upper and a paint of lower insulated mounts as discussed in another thread last week I believe

Picture of your issue and the parts your working with might help

[rocnhrse]

My inexperience  got the best of me , didn't  do my research  got my rad shroud  today  and thought  it would  line up with holes in rad support ,there wasn't  one on the car when I got it might  be missing  some brackets 

[196667Bob]

Jeff is of course correct in that the 390 Radiator did not mount into the holes on the radiator support as did 289 radiators.
I should have attached the following from the Body Assembly Manual.

Bob

[rocnhrse]

Thanks for information , great forum for restoration  problems

[67gta289]

To help connect the dots, the early - late differences were discussed in detail in these two posts:

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=5026.msg56704#msg56704

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=16047.msg101693#msg101693