BIGfoot455

A can of starting fluid, free no needle syringe from a pharmacy, sending unit off a salvaged cheapo gauge and miscellaneous stuff laying around and now I have a working 81 year old gauge that was chopped out of a car and thrown into a box of dash parts!

I don't think it would have been easier, certainly take more time. trying to get to the hold downs on the back of the radiator would be a BIG pain in the butt. All I did was scribe the blades with the calipers, cut them on a bandsaw and bolt it on. no wiring or thermostatic switch. I didn't want to try and push the retainers through that 81 year old heater core style radiator either. If cooling becomes a problem or I decide to go with more performance, I might have to switch over to electric or go aluminum radiator.

Stock 350/350 from a 79 van. Had to finagle the bottom radiator hose and trim the fan blades to keep the engine low in the chassis. I didn't want to cut the firewall or transmission tunnel.

made a little progress

Sounds like a plan. Whenever I get stuck or bored I go to a show to get ideas and motivation!

Little town about 1/2 hour Southwest of Kalamazoo known as Decatur.

Car is really solid for a Michigan car, but pretty far gone for a restoration. Budget hot rod is my end goal, I just want to drive it! So far, it has a Mustang 2 front suspension and 94 T/A rear. Still have lots of work to do!

Just joined. Hope to help with info and gain some in return. I'm currently working on my 1937. It is a 2 door sedan deluxe. Very hard to find parts that cost an arm and both legs!