I agree Jim, though this issue is more of a puzzle. lol I fitted the old pads to the upper brackets. Guess what? The brackets do fit over the seams on the radiator, in the holes hgs_notes mentioned, with the correct old pads. The shroud matched up and will bolt on correctly. But, for some strange reason, the lower (smaller) bracket/pads are not the same length, and the seams on the radiator sit on TOP of the ends of the pads rather than inside. So... why are the lower bracket/pads smaller? Should the seams of the radiator not sit there? Should the bottom brackets be moved inward so they do not sit on the seams?
Should the bottom brackets/pads be the same size as the top? They came with the radiator support and are tack welded in (or something). We can modify them and lengthen them so that they match the top, but it seems it's a factory size, and for some reason doesn't make sense.
It will no doubt fire right up! We grew up doing this stuff all the time, nothing this profound for me.
The anticipation of hearing how much compression is exciting!
