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02-21-2022, 03:05 AM | #1 |
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Re: "Carmine" '79 GMC K15
I have just gotten into the idea of repairing radiators whenever possible. It seems so hit and miss with the replacement aluminum plastic ones. And the all aluminum ones are also either not great, or great while really expensive. That one looks to me like the upper inlet needs to be resoldered. That's where the flow seems to emanate from. If that's the case, it might be a cheap fix or something you can do yourself. Eastwood makes paint for radiators that is formulated thin to help maintain airflow. With those fixes, all that is left is to spend about 13 hours with a screwdriver straightening all those little fins, haha.
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I'll probably just run a plastic and aluminum unit for now (as much as it pains me) and keep this one around just in case I ever have the time to repair it. It weighs a ton which also tells me the core is holding a lot of corrosion.
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03-07-2022, 10:58 AM | #3 |
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Re: "Carmine" '79 GMC K15
Lift kit is here, wheels and tires are here...sneak peak...
These wheels were on backorder for over a month, so I scoured the vendors again and found that Jegs had one set. I canceled my original order and thewe were delivered in two days. The US Mags Indy are a sturdy billet wheel for a great price. BFG K02's are on national backorder, there are ZERO 35x12.50.15 in the US along with almost every other make of tire in that size. I really had my heart set on the BFG's for the classic look. I picked up a set of General Grabber ATX's before they're all gone too. Next update will be a whole new look.
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03-07-2022, 11:24 AM | #4 |
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Re: "Carmine" '79 GMC K15
Thats going to look NICE!
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