Cascade Crew

chevymad · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:37 pm Post subject: Some fbody upgrades.

2nd gen.. but you'll deal right? Laughing

Aluminum goodness.. though I can tell Paul sure didnt weld it.. Think it must come from a chinese welding school.. brand is American Eagle. Other then the welds it appears to be a nice radiator.

And some electrical goodies to go with it.. twin 12" fans and a hayden fan controller.

aaron_sK · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject:

But what are you going to do with the second one?

Razz

Anything with an "American" title is made overseas.

QwkTrip · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:04 pm Post subject:

Ain't that the truth!

chevymad · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:16 pm Post subject:

Got it all installed today. The radiator hold down was completely wrong. Wasnt wide enough even and only had 3 bolts vs 4. So I had to fabricate one out of a leftover sheet of aluminum I had and some truck parts. Very Happy

Don't think I did too bad for using a hammer, vise and some pliers. Still need to polish it however. I'm still debating my choice of twin fans over a single 16. Looked like the 16 would have covered more area. These are moving lots of heat but only seem to maintain temp and not cool off.

Now for the pics.

chevymad · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:21 pm Post subject:

Verdict in.. cruising down the road it now runs at thermo temp. Very Happy

I have a 160 thermo and before it ran at about 200.

chevymad · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:29 pm Post subject:

Well the radiator itself works great, but I have a problem to report. The transmission cooler fittings in the radiator were warped by their welding. So they started leaking on me. Noticed this morning when I went out to my car that I had fluid spraying up the back of the spoiler. Evil or Very Mad

Luckily I have a heavy duty trans cooler installed as well, so I've just disconnected the tranny lines from the radiator. Motor is a wee bit cooler now as well. Evidently that stall convertor generates some heat! So anyway, this cheap American Eagle radiator is Ok but watch the welds.