I ordered the "direct fit" radiator but its quite bigger than the stock 305 radiator and wont fit. it fits just barely side to side but its too tall to bolt the upper shroud down. So i was wondering if anyone knows if different cars possibly had lower radiator mounts that were physically lower in the car? This would explain why the radiator wont fit. Maybe the 350 equipped cars had a different radiator mount?

If not, how can i get the radiator to fit? Im thinking i might be able to cut the upper mount so the radiator can sit straight up and then dill some holes elsewhere to bolt the shroud to. Ill have some pics up in the morning to show everyone what im talking about. Thanks

Two things:

1. Did you check to make sure they shipped the correct part...
2. If there ARE differences between 305 and 350 radiators ( I doubt it, but I don't know for sure ) then it's obviously not a direct fit if you have a 350 radiator for a 305 setup.

Mathius

I have '83- 305, '87- 305 and '87 350 radiators and they all appear to be exactly the same.

the summit and jegs "direct fit" radiators are not direct fit, been the case forever, been covered many times.

you usually have hammer in the frame a little by thre lower hose outlet, then trim the driverside edge of the upper radiator support (plastic part) to clear, they it fits.

It's not a direct fit, it doesn't fit close to stock.

Here's my solution for the mounting of that thing (removed AC condensor requires little tabs on the bottom so the lower part can't slide forward) and duals fans

Hey guys thanks for the responses and sorry i havent got any pics up yet some things came up and i havent been out to the car yet.

Twin_turbo: Couple of questions.

1. Is the factory lower mount still there or did you cut that out? Did you modify the upper mount at all?
2. How did you go about making the new mounts? What exactly is it made out of and where would i get it? Any tips on how to go about fabbing it all up?

Thanks,
Dave

Factory lower mount still there, like I said above if you don't have an AC condenser you'll need to fab 2 little gizmos to keep the rad from sliding forward as it will not fit the stock rubber mounting busings, I removed those.
My new lower bushings are simply cut from a thick sheet of rubber, I wedged it around the flange of the core and that's what keeps it isolated from the steel below.
The upper mount is made of sheet aluminium, CNC punched, bent in a sheet metal brake and the holes dimple died.

I wanted to upload an iges file but it won't allow me to do so.

If you need it, let me know.