mom'sZ Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I need to replace the stock radiator in my 77 280. It's a track car for road racing and the replacement need not be stock. An aluminum one would be nice, maybe something out of a late model so it's cheap (relatively) and readly available or trick aftermarket would be good. About the width and hieght of stock but thinner would be perfect. Anybody know a website where they show dimensions and inlet and exit locations for all models where you could pick one out, then order from parts house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 measurements, brand choices etc have been posted many times......try a quick search and I'm sure you will find what you are looking for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcarnut Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 ... Anybody know a website where they show dimensions and inlet and exit locations for all models where you could pick one out, then order from parts house? For radiator dimensions I like to use: http://webbase.transpro.com/radcat/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom'sZ Posted August 10, 2005 Author Share Posted August 10, 2005 Well I've done quite a bit of searching and now time is getting tight. I see Summit has some universal radiators, has anyone tried these? My main issue is that most are crossflows with the upper inlet to the extreme left instead of offset a little to the center like stock. If anyone has a radiator that fits well in first gen Z, please help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preith Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I did a little searching and there is info out there. With that said, the general concensus is regardless of which aluminum radiator you use, hoses will most likely have to be custom. I don't know what others did, but what worked best for me was using the blue silicone elbows with aluminum tubing. It's not the cheapest way to go, but the most convienient and best looking IMHO. You can get the elbow from Pegasus or Racer Parts Wholesale, and I'm sure other places. I have the Arizona Zcar radiator which from what I hear is a Ron Davis unit. It's very nice, I NEVER have any overheating issues on the track, and this is with a very healthy L28. This requires custom hoses as well. The outlets on are 1.5" and the ones on the motor are 1 3/8". I used 1 3/8" silicone hoses which easily stretched over the 1.5" pipe and fit nicely on the engine side. There's a few engine bay pics in my zdriver gallery if you're interested: http://zdriver.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=3088 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 JTR sells radiators for V8 Z cars. Should work for a stock inliner http://www.jagsthatrun.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preith Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 JTR sells radiators for V8 Z cars. Should work for a stock inliner Here's the page with the radiaor installed in an inline car: http://www.jagsthatrun.com/Pages/Parts_DATZ_Radiator_Kit.html That looks to be a pretty good deal. They still use a hodge podge of hoses. The complete package for radiator, mounting brackets, and hose kit runs $270 on their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR240Z Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 for the price and ease of install the JTR radiator is your best bet. If you were to get a radiator like a Howe radiator from summit you would need to weld on brackets to bolt onto the radiator support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerware Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 JTR radiator is awesome. That is my car in the picture and it has been running like that now for over 2 years without any problems. Mike Knell makes good stuff. Nice zinced brakets too, I never painted them and they still look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SRS Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 We can design any aluminum radiator you need according to your specs. We can put the inlet/outlet ANYWHERE you want in ANY size that you want! Please email us at help@streetrodstuff.com if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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