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Post by 71se3834v on Apr 25, 2020 20:43:14 GMT -5
Handy dandy Harbor Freight tool.
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Post by commodore on Apr 26, 2020 3:58:06 GMT -5
is this a Tool especialy for Radiator Fins? never seen one before. definitively a must have tool
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Post by DynoDave on Apr 26, 2020 7:09:38 GMT -5
Wow! Remind me not to gut battery . That was alot of work. Glad to see you conquered it. The finn's look much better too. Thanks brigond. If I knew then what I know now, would I do it again? Not sure. To me, this was sort of essential for this car, because it has that battery Thermoguard that is designed for this style of serviceable, round cap battery. I have an uncut one (rare), and don't want to start modifying it now. I considered just buying another resto battery, but the people who made this one (Turbostart) have no inventory of resto batteries (sort of still in the business, but not really?), and the price direct from them was $350.00, then shipping. Another company (Jim's) is supposed to be getting into the business, but I guess that's been going on for a while, and still no batteries. So I'm not sure I even had an option to buy another one right now. And while messy, running a small high tech battery inside this case will shave something close to 50 pound off the front of the car (The old battery is 58 lbs., the lithium replacement I'm eyeing is 5.18 plus the weight of the old case and cables). It's going to cost me about $50 more for the battery over the last posted resto battery price, plus my labor. While this is no where near any sort of max effort performance build (needing max. weight transfer for drag racing, or less nose weight or weight at the extreme end to limit polar moment of inertia), if I can keep the look I want/need, and gain a nice bit in performance, then why not? But yeah, it's messy. I had planned on duplicating this effort for my Trans Am next year, but I'm not so sure on that one now.
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Post by DynoDave on Apr 26, 2020 7:14:47 GMT -5
Handy dandy Harbor Freight tool. I bought it years ago, and had never used it. The tool just earned it's keep. is this a Tool especially for Radiator Fins? never seen one before. definitively a must have tool Yes it is designed just for this, and works pretty well. EBAY LINK
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Post by hanks73340 on Apr 26, 2020 7:59:57 GMT -5
Dave.....where did you find the radiator comb? I need to get one
never mind.....I just saw above where you found it. I will go and look today for one.
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Post by DynoDave on Apr 26, 2020 21:25:55 GMT -5
Ebay, or I'm sure Harbor Freight has them. I think that's where mine came from.
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Post by commodore on Apr 27, 2020 5:52:14 GMT -5
Thank you,i put it on the next order from rockauto,they have them too.
Peter
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Post by 71se3834v on Apr 27, 2020 9:00:49 GMT -5
Got mine at Harbor Freight. I find that it's easier/faster to use a couple of small screwdrivers to pull up the fins that are really flattened over then use the comb to finish it. I noticed working on my Dakota the last month that a rock or something the size of a golf ball hit my condenser smashing the tube in. Don't think I'm fixing that. Hope it didn't crack. Haven't tried my air yet this year.
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Post by DynoDave on Apr 27, 2020 18:47:31 GMT -5
I find that it's easier/faster to use a couple of small screwdrivers to pull up the fins that are really flattened over then use the comb to finish it. Same here.
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Post by DynoDave on May 13, 2020 10:00:26 GMT -5
This project has NOT stalled! Just searching for, ordering and waiting on parts. And getting distracted by parts for another project which do me no good now, but were too good of a deal to pass up on. Squirrel! Decals ordered from NPD have arrived. They even wished me an very belated (7 months) or very early (5 months) happy birthday! All in duplicate so I have a new one, and a spare. Mostly for the Chrysler, but there are jacking decals and door decals for the Charger Rallye in there as well. Rust treatment products from KBS ordered and arrived. Noted this lavender paint on the nose of the water pump for reference, in case I change the pump while I'm in here (we've already covered the mission creep that this represents in another thread HERE.On a long call last night with a friend in Ohio who is into '78/'79 Dodge Magnums (cousin to the Cordoba), so I started straightening the fins on the front of the condenser while he was on speaker phone. Hard to tell in these photos, but the folded over fin "damage" on this corner was from the supplier 43 years ago, as when I straightened the fins out, there was no blackout paint applied under them. So they were folded over before it got painted. Not surprising given how delicate the part is, but just interesting to find. The whole face of this will get a flat black spray bomb touch up after I get it brushed out, blown out, and sprayed out with water. Then my wife wakes me up before 6am this morning asking me if I was expecting a big box. I knew what it was, and fetched it in off the porch. Probably delivered late last night, and sat there under my porch light all night long. Glad I face a busy road in a halfway decent neighborhood. I'll open it this afternoon. It's for the T/A. This is the "Squirrel" expenditure referenced above. I've done a little research, and found a couple of '77 Cordoba owners what have super low mile, all original cars, one with all it's original hoses, clamps, belts, etc. He sent me some good reference photos. I still have (it appears) all the original clamps on my heater hoses, but the lower and upper radiator hoses have been changed, and the clamps along with them (with a generic parts store worm gear type clamp that is not correct). So I have ID'd the correct clamps, and found a few sources (popular type on Fords and Oldsmobiles) that reproduce them. I just need to get the radiator back, and measure for hose size to know what clamps to order. Also need to get on Rock Auto and get hoses and other parts ordered. Also ordering a low tack repositionable spray adhesive to use holding a stencil on the hoses, as I want to try and recreate the factory markings. Not a big deal if I can't but I've always wanted to try it on my T/A (which still has all of it's date coded hoses, plug wires, etc). So it will be good practice. Will need some spray paint or a stamp pad too. Oh, and the radiator shop called Friday...the radiator is ready. Just need to go pick it up. So lots of progress actually, lots of money spent (yikes!), but not a lot to show for it just yet.
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