Catbox
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- Location
- Just Outside of Portland Oregon
- First Name
- Peter
- Truck Year
- 1979
- Truck Model
- C20 Silverado Camper Special
- Engine Size
- 461
Under the hood there were a couple of busted panels.
I never even thought as to why they were busted, I just knew I wanted to change them out.
The core support cover was cracked nasty as well as the radiator cover with the right bolt busted off of the plastic cover.
After I pulled both of the covers off the car, I looked down to see if there was anything on the radiator blocking its efforts.
Yup, a hay field.
So I checked the fluid and it was just water, so it was bucket drained and this is what we have on the face of the radiator.
The AC condenser didn't look this bad at all though...
Hmmm.
There appears to be an odd bump on the drivers side bottom of the radiator.
Most likely this is the OG radiator to the car as it still has a Made In The USA tag on it.
Now looking down at the bottom of the core support I can see why the rad is bent.
Somebody went ham and tried to pull some Duke Boys stuff with the car and smashed something into the bottom of the support bending it up on the drivers side (photo right).
I cleaned all the hay out of the radiator.
We then used a 2x4 and 4 pound sledge hammer to will things down there back into a flatter shape.
This would also explain why the top radiator cover was missing the drivers side rubber mount support.
With that support under the cover, it would have been 1/2 inch to high to even look right.
So they just pulled that side and called it good enough.
I never even thought as to why they were busted, I just knew I wanted to change them out.
The core support cover was cracked nasty as well as the radiator cover with the right bolt busted off of the plastic cover.
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After I pulled both of the covers off the car, I looked down to see if there was anything on the radiator blocking its efforts.
Yup, a hay field.
So I checked the fluid and it was just water, so it was bucket drained and this is what we have on the face of the radiator.
The AC condenser didn't look this bad at all though...
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Hmmm.
There appears to be an odd bump on the drivers side bottom of the radiator.
You must be registered for see images attach
Most likely this is the OG radiator to the car as it still has a Made In The USA tag on it.
You must be registered for see images attach
Now looking down at the bottom of the core support I can see why the rad is bent.
Somebody went ham and tried to pull some Duke Boys stuff with the car and smashed something into the bottom of the support bending it up on the drivers side (photo right).
You must be registered for see images attach
I cleaned all the hay out of the radiator.
We then used a 2x4 and 4 pound sledge hammer to will things down there back into a flatter shape.
This would also explain why the top radiator cover was missing the drivers side rubber mount support.
With that support under the cover, it would have been 1/2 inch to high to even look right.
So they just pulled that side and called it good enough.