david85
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I'm sure many of you can relate to the struggle. LMC and Raybuck now are able to supply OBS style diesel rad supports but so far, nothing for the 83-86 style. Not sure about 87-91. And even then, they don't come cheap.
Those of you in the southern USA can probably find something decent but in the rust belt or anywhere in Canada, forget it. And even if you can find one, the cost will usually be quite high (and then there's shipping etc.).
For the longest time I was planning to build a new one from scratch. Maybe out of aluminum and with have it better shaped to accommodate an intercooler. Well, reality strikes and I've had to reign in my pie-in-the-sky schemes. Right now, the truck is undergoing a 4wd conversion (thread here: https://www.oilburners.net/threads/dana-60-going-in-eventually.86730/#post-1040921) and my E4OD is also needing a rebuild after 13 years of reliable service (No thread on that one yet, but it's coming). Too many projects on one truck and summer already over.
The rad support had to come off to properly install all the 4wd chassis modifications so after staring at it hard enough, I came to a shocking realization that it wasn't going to fix itself. So here I am, picking it apart and performing reconstructive surgery on it.
The 1st 4 photos show the damaged parts cut out and expanded do give an idea of how it goes together. I know many of you have probably done this repair already but there are few well documented photos on the web for the rest of us to follow.
Those of you in the southern USA can probably find something decent but in the rust belt or anywhere in Canada, forget it. And even if you can find one, the cost will usually be quite high (and then there's shipping etc.).
For the longest time I was planning to build a new one from scratch. Maybe out of aluminum and with have it better shaped to accommodate an intercooler. Well, reality strikes and I've had to reign in my pie-in-the-sky schemes. Right now, the truck is undergoing a 4wd conversion (thread here: https://www.oilburners.net/threads/dana-60-going-in-eventually.86730/#post-1040921) and my E4OD is also needing a rebuild after 13 years of reliable service (No thread on that one yet, but it's coming). Too many projects on one truck and summer already over.
The rad support had to come off to properly install all the 4wd chassis modifications so after staring at it hard enough, I came to a shocking realization that it wasn't going to fix itself. So here I am, picking it apart and performing reconstructive surgery on it.
The 1st 4 photos show the damaged parts cut out and expanded do give an idea of how it goes together. I know many of you have probably done this repair already but there are few well documented photos on the web for the rest of us to follow.
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