First - core measurments are 15" tall by 18" wide, 23" outside to outside of tanks (max width). AFter looking at Ecklers and else ware it would seem my core is about .75" short top to bottom and too narrow on the outside max dimension.
72 4 spd, no AC.
Now, here is what I'm seeing. Tell me what you see.
1) I found the top rad baffle in my spare parts and installed. The rad core is too short and leaves about a 1.5" gap between it and the baffles bottom turned edge.
2) The tank on the left should be to the left of the baffle (rad not wide enough), not hitting it, allowing the baffle to seal the top of the core.
3) Should the tanks be sitting on top of those thicker vertical foam seals? Would seem so vs. pushed up next to it like mine.
4) You can't see this, the top of rad, at the rear edge of the core, should be under the flipped edge of the shroud. There is a 1" thick foam seal to seal this up. With it installed, there is a .75" gap still. I would need 2 stacked seals to fill the gap.
5) The right tank is under the shrouds edge. The shroud should not be on the tank but on the core. It pushes the shroud away from the rad....leaving a gap. The right tank is kinda hitting the corner of its vertical foam seal. Not next to it or on top of it.
Conclusion: to me, it appears my rad should be about 3.5" wider and 1" taller to fit with these OEM cooling pieces. The rad is a copper replacement installed by the PO. It is pin mounted on the bottom with the little tower top center.
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My Christmas present to ME! Bought Sat 11-30-2013. 72, 350 4 spd, Silver with blue interior...Can't you just hear Pablo Cruz playing in the background?