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gazza
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bottom radiator hose

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Hi all when fitting a v6 engine into a early holden and i am using original radiator what bottom radiator hose do i need. Dont want to use a custom radiator, or do i have the bottom outlet moved from the left side to the right side and a bigger outlet tube to suit commodore hose. Cheers Gazza.
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not sure the original will be able to keep up - it has gone from cooling a 2.25 litre to a 3.8 ???
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Fine core three row should do the job as long as it's not a burnout monster. I can understand wanting to keep the original look but the horse has already bolted if you have a v6 in there. I'd be looking around for a brass unit that fits, with the outlets in the right spot.


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I've probably said this before but I have used a standard commodore radiator and just widened the front slightly and then notched the sub to sit the radiator down, I think I put some photos on my build page, "Neil's Frankenstein Ute"
My V6 FC sedan has a custom built radiator and if something happens to it I'm stuffed for a while plus commodores radiators are cheap and readily available.
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Hi all thanks for the replies guys. I dont want to cut the subframe support panel or use a custom radiator. I spoke to v6 conversions and he said the standard radiator is fine have it clean and flushed. I will go and talk to my local radiator guy tomorrow and see what he says, Cheers Gazza.
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Dad has an original radiator 3 cored in his 253 sedan, im using the same in my 304 efi wagon, im just going to go to super cheap and find a hose to suit my aplication, plenty of different shapes and angles there to choose from
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Think the problem may be the v6 pump outlet on the other side? Not real familiar with them.


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g'day all
i use a 68 &*#@ mustang v8 radiator
move the outlets with bottom one faceing up to suit a shorten

vn vp bott hose

cheers bat :wink34:
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